Everett loose tuning pins

[Mike McCoy]

Hi Clyde,

 I have a Young Chang with the same problem, they supposedly used a silicone based lube for a while for the bar screws. Webb Phillips suggests the "wood rebuilder" they sell (remove the pins, fill the holes and re-drill) and Ed Dryburgh says they have had good success with CA. I have not tried either method yet.

Mike

Mike McCoy RPT
Chapters 170 & 190 PTG
Langhorne, Pa
mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 2:25 PM
Subject: Everett loose tuning pins


> Friends,
> 
> Today I tuned a 1969 Everett studio school piano.  Most of the
> bottom-row of tuning pins in the tenor/low treble area felt quite mushy,
> as if they were on the verge of not holding at all.  There is no
> evidence that anyone attempted to fix this problem in the past.
> 
> I think I remember hearing that for Everett pianos of this era some type
> of lubricant was used when screwing on the pressure bar and that it
> crept along the pinblock woodgrain from the screw hole, causing this
> problem.  Am I right about that?  What is the preferred repair?
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> 
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