Rebuild Project - suggestions?

[Greg Newell]

David,
         One question. Why? New pins accomplish the same thing with a lot 
less hassle and they look better. Pulling old pins never seems to be a 
problem around here. They generally come out quite easily without chipping 
the cap at all. When the occasional one is tight and comes out badly I will 
effect the repair as you've described but still with a new pin which then 
provides a new pin surface for the string to ride against.

Greg Newell


At 10:57 PM 10/12/2005, you wrote:
>I prefer to pull the old pins, if you don't need to recap then sand the
>bridge flat (to the bottom of the old grooves), renotch, paint on a layer of
>very low viscosity epoxy and swab the old holes at the same time.  When
>cured, sand the top down flat again to smooth out the epoxy coating, redrill
>the old holes using the appropriate drill for the original size pin (the
>epoxy coating allows you to do this without chipping out the cap), renotch
>and repin securing the pins with epoxy or CA, your choice.  Clean up the
>agraffes and capo bar and those terminations really terminate.
>
>David Love
>davidlovepianos@comcast.net
>
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>Of Greg Newell
>Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:46 PM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: Re: Rebuild Project - suggestions?
>
>
>Why?
>Well, first because you remove the string cut in the side of the old pin by
>replacing it and second you get a tighter fit between the bridge and the
>pin. Try it , I'm sure you'll like the results.
>
>Greg Newell
>
>
>
>At 07:55 PM 10/12/2005, you wrote:
> >Ben, if it's a grand, please do re-string it, and consider replacing
> >the
> >block...and resizing the bridge pins (Thanks Greg). Why?
> >
> >I know of a Howard Grand that is now at Sama getting a fresh coat of
> >lacquer, and the work that was done to it before I started servicing it
> >was 1st rate. The person who did the work did not refinish it, probably at
> >the request of the previous owner, because I know for a fact their funds
> >were limited. This was a teacher's piano, and it has a warm, yet powerful
> >sound for a little guy.
> >
> >Just do it,
> >
> >-Phil
> >
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>Greg Newell
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Greg Newell
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