Old Timers Please Vote was Loose Tuning Pins Solution

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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Alan, I don't consider myself much of an "Old-timer" since I'm still =
under 55, but I've had great success with sandpaper. It must be cloth =
backed, though. I'll use 60 or 80 grit, doesn't seem to matter much, =
because the grit faces outward anyway. When I first got into tuning, I =
bought an old junker huge upright that was basically shot, had to shim a =
lot of pins. I tuned that old wreck three four times a day for a year =
and a half to two years. The cloth backed sandpaper worked like a charm, =
felt as good as a decent pinblock, and didn't wear out. That's probably =
more tunings than a regular piano would get in fifty years.=20
    I wouldn't try to use this method on a piano that has every pin =
loose, but for the few, it's been great. If a piano has bushings, and =
most do, I don't see how CA glue can get to the block.

    Kevin E. Ramsey
  I have had excellent results with the old #80 or #60 sandpaper shims. =
And
  haven't noticed any jumping  or other naughty behavior on the part of =
the
  shimmed pins.

  What advantages do you see in using the leather?

  How about leather vs. sandpaper vs. veneer strips?



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