Securing Your Player Piano Adjustments
By Andy Taylor
The problem can be easily solved in several ways;
1. Use tuning pin tightener, which swells the wood (the best way);
2. Lightly swab the capstan holes with burnt shellac, Krazy Glue
or PVC-e;
3. Steam the rear of the keys (or player fingers);
4. Cross plug the capstan holes with plugs made from identical
material and re-drill;
5. Carefully drill all the way through and use longer grand piano
capstans that will get a deeper grip in the wood, cutting off the
excess threads.
Too bad they do not make oversize capstans!
Andy Taylor
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