I wish I knew. Ihave the same problem: the Watanabes are great, but seem to run a bit large. My best small tips have come from eBay antique tuner kits. Ed S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Patrick Draine" <draine at me.com> To: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>; <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Stripped tuning pin head > > On Aug 26, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Ed Sutton wrote: > >> What size tuning pin tip are you using? > > Speaking of which, what is the best source for tuning head tips for > smaller than "1/0". I was working on an older English grand this summer; > my Watanabe 1/0 tips flopped all over the place (and would have damaged > the tuning pins if I used one of them). I had an older APSCO one piece > tuning head/tip that was passably functional but still way too wobbly. > Patrick Draine >
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