loose bridge pins

[Farrell]

> Absolutely. This is the proper fix. Put the piano on it's back (if it's an
> upright), turn the bridge pins carefully about one turn (teensy increments
> more if needed), remove strings from plate pins...........

I'm sorry to do this to you Alan, but clearly here is where four years of experience comes in. Those with only three years experience "turn bridge pins" to loosen bass strings. My advanced state of experience leads me to suggest an alternative, more effective procedure - turn the tuning pin.

I'm sorry. I just had to do it!   ;-)   (heee, heee, heee, heee!)

Don't ya just hate it, you try and help, and one little slip on the keyboard, and they jump all over you!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tune4u@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: loose bridge pins


> Terry asks:
> 
> 
> > Can you "safely" pound in loose bridge pins without structural damage to
> the piano?
> 
> I don't think so ... no.
> 
> > If this is not recommended, what about "soaking" the holes with 5 min
> epoxy, with the pins in place?
> 
> Gonna make a real mess and probably not solve the problem ...
> 
> >They are semi  loose, but not to such an extent that you can remove them
> without the aid of a needle nose pliers.
> 
> They aren't goint to get any tighter ...
> 
> > If need be, can i safely detune the entire bass section, in order to
> remove and replace ALL the old pins?
> 
> Absolutely. This is the proper fix. Put the piano on it's back (if it's an
> upright), turn the bridge pins carefully about one turn (teensy increments
> more if needed), remove strings from plate pins putting them
> one-at-a-time-in-order on a loop of spare wire (coat hanger wire works just
> dandy), remove pins, drill the holes a smidge deeper with a slightly
> undersized bit, if you wish (Dremmel type tool is great here), install one
> size larger pins, tap them to the bottom, gently, with a small hammer
> (handy-hammer is good).
> 
> >  There are NO cracks in either bridge, so I just want to get the pins
> TIGHT as quickly and easily as possible.
> 
> Interesting that there are no cracks because the looseness is likely due to
> a combination of dryness (sell them a DC!) and sidebearing that has
> "ovalated" (new word, NOT "ovulated") the holes. Without cracks, I'd say an
> application of CA or epoxy is optional and I wouldn't "mess" with it--pun
> intended.
> 
> > Thanks for the help!
> 
> Welcome. Others will probably have somewhat different suggestions so stay
> tuned. I've just described what I, personally, would do--but others have
> mucho more than my 3 years experience.
> 
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, MO
> 
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