missing Steinway nose shim

[Ron Nossaman]

>
>   What I want to know is at what point you can keep the bloomin thing from
> flying out of there as its strung. My best success is to use a bit of
> pressure from a pry bar and block to give it a good shove into position
> before the chipping and tuning is attempted. 
>  I've used the prior method before any strings go on but it seems the
> pounding in of the pins makes them fall out routinely even if it's taped in
> position.
>     Any body else?



Oh yes. Duct tape beats masking tape, but... Are you using a pneumatic pin
driver, or bouncing the piano around the shop with a big beater? It's tough to
keep anything in place with the beater.

Ron N