Hello Roger, I never even thought about YC's pins being _metric_. <sheepish grin> Shame on me. Kind of throws a whole new monkey wrench into my thought process. :-) Thanks, Brian Trout Quarryville, PA btrout@desupernet.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Jolly <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 12:29 AM Subject: Re: Young Chang Pramberger PG-185 Soft Tuning Pins > Hi Brian, > Let's be carefull, with advising a #2 pin, YC is metric, a #2 > pin is about .010" over size to their standard pins. > When I restring asian pianos, I use #2"s, they are about the same size as > Yamaha's oversize pins and 1/2 the price. Maybe it's because Yamaha packs > their pins in little bags of 5 pins? > Fitting a #2 into a tight hole with out reaming may be part of the > problem, and not a solution. > Bin thar, done that, bought the T shirt. > Regards Roger. >
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