Pinblock fitting

Ron Nossaman rnossaman@cox.net
Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:25:09 -0600


> Is it safe to assume the piano has been strung for a while and has 
> stabilized somewhere near standard pitch? I would recommend tapping some 
> hardwood shims into the gaps between the plate flange and pinblock and 
> see if that helps - if suddenly it becomes stable, then I guess the 
> answer is obvious. At least it won't hurt anything.
> 
> Terry Farrell


I agree, and the one thing you DON"T want to do is sell him an 
expensive wedge and shim job, saying that will fix it, until 
you try this.

Ron N

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