loose accompaniment pins
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:58 am
The F. Seith zither refinished here did have two accompaniment pins (eb, bb) which did not hold the tension required for proper tuning.
Somewhere on this site are suggested repairs: remove the pin and insert either (a) one strand of hair, or (b) one small wood chip.
One of the shop tools used by cabinet makers here in the U.S. is a "biscuit cutter" a power tool for cutting adjoining slots in pieces of wood to be permanently joined. A biscuit, or thin piece of wood is inserted into the slot, along with glue, and once the glue is set, the pieces are virtually inseparable. The biscuit cutter is a "high speed" device, and the shavings it produces are not unlike coarse human hair.
Two strands of shaving were inserted into each of the two problematic pin holes, the pins re-inserted and re-strung. The pins now hold the required tension, yet are still turnable and functional.
Rudi Mueller
Somewhere on this site are suggested repairs: remove the pin and insert either (a) one strand of hair, or (b) one small wood chip.
One of the shop tools used by cabinet makers here in the U.S. is a "biscuit cutter" a power tool for cutting adjoining slots in pieces of wood to be permanently joined. A biscuit, or thin piece of wood is inserted into the slot, along with glue, and once the glue is set, the pieces are virtually inseparable. The biscuit cutter is a "high speed" device, and the shavings it produces are not unlike coarse human hair.
Two strands of shaving were inserted into each of the two problematic pin holes, the pins re-inserted and re-strung. The pins now hold the required tension, yet are still turnable and functional.
Rudi Mueller