Shimming tuning pins w/walnut veneer ?

Newton Hunt nhunt@optonline.net
Sat, 25 May 2002 21:03:15 -0400


>   *    So, you say the pin should be screwed back in, not tapped in, as i
> guess hammering the pin in would push the veneer down into the hole?
>   *    The veneer is not glued, just put in plain?
>   *    Do you always prefer veneer rather than a larger pin?

No.
Yes.
Yes.

I have had no trouble driving the pins back in.  Screw them is you wish.  Or if
you do not have a block support with you.

Use walnut or mahogany not beech, maple, or birch.  The first two crush the last
three do not.

		Newton


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