[CAUT] Stripped tuning pin head

[Jim Busby]

John,

Some of the old Hale tips really were great. I now use a Watanabe #3 and have for nearly 10 years. Works for me. Gets down on the pin and gives me good control. Why a 3 and not a 2? I dunno. Someone suggested it and it really fits well.

Best,


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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Ross
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 12:20 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Stripped tuning pin head

I have a selection of Hale tips that I got fro the estate of a deceased tuner, I have never used the smallest one.
So there must be some around.
I can't remember the last time I used a different sized tip, than my #2 Hale.
Hale tools were really good.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 2010-08-26, at 2:15 PM, James Patrick Draine wrote:

> 
> 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
>