Journal Tech Tip was Re: Tuning pin sleeves.

[Norman Barrett]

Hi Ron,

You are absolutely correct. I was confused when I posted that tip and it is
supposed to be a brass shank repair sleeve and not a tuning pin sleeve. I
have enjoyed the responses and stand corrected. Another technique I use when
the damage is not quite so bad is drill out the hole to accept a 6/32 grass
insert and replace the screw with a brass 6/32 flat head machine screw. A
dealer taught me this trick and he claimed that he had never seen a rack
repaired like this to break again.

Norm Barrett
Memphis chapter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: Journal Tech Tip was Re: Tuning pin sleeves.


> >The area isn't expanded or stressed.  Correctly drilled, the brass shank
> >repair sleeve fits neatly into the pilot hole, and the hammer shank fits
> >nice and neat into the brass shank repair sleeve.
>
> But the posted repair suggestion wasn't for using a brass shank repair
> sleeve, it was for using a metal tuning pin bushing. Different critter,
and
> IMO not nearly as good an idea as the shank repair sleeve.
>
>
> Ron N
>