[CAUT] Stripped tuning pin head

Ed Sutton ed440 at mindspring.com
Thu Aug 26 11:45:43 MDT 2010


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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