[CAUT] Stripped tuning pin head

[Ed Sutton]

Gain access as needed in an appropriate manner, and use a small punch to tap 
the pin out of the hole from the bottom up or back forward. Or a small jack 
can be used to jack up the pin from below in a grand piano.
Ed S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <keenak at verizon.net>
To: "Ed Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>; <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Stripped tuning pin head


> Hi
> This is not a new piano but a new clients piano. It's a W.H. Paling and 
> Co. Ltd. Sydney, Australia. The piano is in great shape. The other pins 
> turn nicely with my Jensen tip. Three of them were totally worn down. I 
> didn't have my #1 Apsco tip with me at the time. I'm looking for 
> alternatives if my other tip does not grip them.  The serial number is 
> 13527.
>
> Keena
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Ed  Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>
> Sender: caut-bounces at ptg.org
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:45:43
> To: James Patrick Draine<draine at me.com>; <caut at ptg.org>
> Reply-to: Ed  Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>, caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Stripped tuning pin head
>
> 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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