more trouble than it's worth (was tune, chip with oversized pins?)

[Leslie Bartlett]

I repinned a 20 year old Samick, replacing only bass strings.  20% of the
pins just wouldn't hold.  There was nothing wrong with the strings.   I
won't ever do a repinning without restringing the whole thing, but this was
the church where I direct choirs, and I take care of the instruments because
that's what I do.  I think it was the right thing to do, an upright piano
that in every other way wasn't bad.
les bartlett

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of William R. Monroe
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:36 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: more trouble than it's worth (was tune, chip with oversized
pins?)


Hi Daniel,
 
Comments below:
 

SNIP
 
I don't get the question exactly.  Are you replacing tuning pins without
restringing?  The whole set?
 
yes, the whole set, without restringing.
 
I have a hard time understanding wanting to do this procedure.  As some
other folks suggested, if the block is bad, and the client REFUSES to
restring with a new block, CA the block and call it good.  Results are
typically good so far as restoring some torque.  If the ENTIRE block is bad,
though, replace it, including strings, pins, dampers, attend to any
deficiencies in the board, bridges, etc.  IMO, it's penny wise and pound
foolish to go through the whole procedure of replacing all the pins without
also doing strings, AND block and dampers.   
 
SNIP
 
these are the jobs that are frustrating to me, because it's always "well if
you're going to do this, you might as well do that, and if you're going to
do that, then you might as well do this." i think it's the stress of not
knowing how much to estimate.
 
anyway...
 
daniel
 
See, these are the jobs I love.  Here you are presented with an opportunity
to rebuild (or sub out a rebuild of) at least the belly on this piano.  What
more does one want for?!?!  Here is where you educate your client as to what
they have, what the options are and what they can expect in terms of results
from any of those operations.
 
The thing of it is, if you just repin with oversize, you may be doing CA in
year or two or five, or whatever.  All you know is that the block is
failing, you don't know why.  And, you have no guarantees how long repinning
will last.  Something to consider anyway.
 
Good luck,
William R. Monroe


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