Stupid Question

[Ron Nossaman]

At 12:10 AM 4/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Greg,
>
>Re: your question...
>
>>O.K. I'll admit to souding kind of nieve but "Why is it
>>called a tuning hammer'? :>)
>
>Some years ago, I was told by my main mentor that tuning pins in VERY old
>pianos had a slight taper to them.  They were larger at the top and smaller
>at the bottom.
>
>Richard Wagner RPT


Vose used tapered tuning pins in the 1920's. When I discovered this (tapping
down loose pins in an upright), I thought it was an interesting idea.
Drilling the block and establishing final pin height had to be fun though.

>
>
>BTW... I once had a high school Geometry teacher who assured us all that
>there were no stupid questions.
>
>I liked that sentiment.


Oh yea? Why is blue? <G>



 Ron Nossaman