[pianotech] finishing plates

[Terry Farrell]

Why are you not replacing them or reguilding them?

Terry Farrell

On Mar 1, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote:

> Sounds like the best system to me. Heat shrink is on my shopping  
> list also.
>
> Now tell me how to deal with the agraffes when they are not being  
> replaced.
>
> Al -
> High Point, NC
> From: William Monroe
> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:47 PM
> To: joegarrett at earthlink.net ; pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] finishing plates
>
> I'm telling you guys, heat shrink tubing.  clip it off, heat it, and  
> it's tight at the bottom of the pin with a wall thickness of maybe 1  
> or 2 mils.  No shadow.  Plus, cut them a little long, and just grab  
> the tip when you're done and they come of clean and easy.  Really!
>
> William R. Monroe
>
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net 
> > wrote:
>
> Ron asked: "Something else. What do you folks do about hitch pins?  
> Do you
> have birthdays while you mask and un-mask each one, or just
> spray over them and blow off the chips after stringing?"
>
> Ron,
> As I said before, pieces of player tubing w/just the very tip  
> exposed. Spray, (from ALL angles to avoid the "shadow") and remove.  
> String and, yes, blow the chips off. Then...touchup with a small  
> artist's brush. Definately does not require any "birthdays"!!
> Joe
>
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I
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