An historian once said that Immanuel Kant was the most influential philosopher of his tine not because of the correctness of his views, but because he was so consistently wrong that his untenable positions invited attacks and reactions from others for the next hundred years! Obviously Kany and I have something in common. Pure and simple: I blew it! My recent post on hitch pins was both misleading and incomplete. Accordingly I apologize to the other member of Pianotech for the mis- information and thank those members who responded both publicly and privately to set the record straight. I do alot of work on old pianos, late 19th and early 20th century stuff. And I have replaced the occassional missing hitch pin in some of these older instruments by the simple expediant of tapping a replacement pin into the existing hole, which was angled towards the back, so that no bending of the pin was required. Further, I suppose the idea of using a rigid cast iron pin set into a hole angled towards the back of the piano to complement the tuning pin at the other end of the string which is slightly angled in the opposite direction appeals to my aesthetic sense of balance. All of which is no excuse for ignoring the use of a mild steel pin set vertically into the plate and then bent backwards. Once again, I'm sorry for the misinformation. I'm never going to be able to LOOK at a hitch pin again without thinking of you guys! :) Peace. Les Smith lessmith@buffnet.net
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