Hi Steve- I sort of expected to see you at the PTG thingie in Kansas, where I was part of the gorrilla crew- those who moved pianos. Unfortunately I attempted a lift on Sunday that I shouldn't have, and did something to the back. Time will tell if I really hurt myself, but it was a "bone thing" rather than a muscle. The pop was heard several feet away.................... I did lift an electronic keyboard onto my dolly today, probably 100 lbs with box, and didnt suffer too much. Regarding the tuning pin, I called the guy twice before leaving for the convention, trying to get him to let me remove a pin and take it to the convention. He wasn't home......... If I get any news from him I'll let you know. Might send a pin. Thanks, les On Wed, 26 May 1999 11:48:03 -0700 "Steve Pearson" <SPearson@yamaha.com> writes: >Hi, Les. Give Zuckermann Harpsichords a try. They use small, oblong >headed tuning pins in their harpsichords. They are roughly the same >size as zither pins, such as you find in auto-harps (and zithers), >except the pins have the oblong heads. They carry a nice little "T" >wrench cast in iron with a hook on the top for making hitchpin ties. >I'll bet it's just the ticket. You might fax a xerox of one of the >tuning pins if that is possible. >Their phone number is 860/535-1715 or email them at: > <http://zhi.net> > >>>> Leslie W Bartlett <lesbart@juno.com> 05/25 5:11 PM >>> >For Britishers, mostly. > >I have acquired an Allison piano, British, with flattened tuning pins, >rather than the four cornered pins of now-a-days. Schaff has a tool, >supposedly for these pins, but when applied, it was far to big. So, >customer got out his sledge hammer and flattened it a bit. Better, >but >still too much. So he silver-soldered it, and now I have something >that >"sort of" works. But it's still too big, and too sloppy. > >I'm looking for a smaller version of the one in the Schaff catalog. >Anyone able to help? > >les bartlet >houston >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at >http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
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