Small Bridge Pin Source

[jolly roger]

Hi Terry,
              Better quality pins are Phospher Bronze, chosen for
lubrication qualities. 
Roger 


At 03:59 PM 8/8/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Hmmmm. Good point Ron. This makes me wonder now. All the old pins are steel.
>What are supply-house bridge pins made of? I think they are steel under a
>coating of copper. Is that right? I hope I am not also courting trouble with
>switching materials!
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:29 PM
>Subject: Re: Small Bridge Pin Source
>
>
>> >Hi folks. I am repinning the bridges on an old square grand today (or
>rather
>> >I was) when I realized I do not have the proper size pin for the treble
>> >area. The old pins were 0.068" diameter. This would be a about a #5 pin.
>I
>> >checked catalogs from Pianotek, Schaff  & APSCO and the smallest pins
>they
>> >have are #6 pins which are 0.076" diameter. It is super tight quarters in
>> >this area of the bridge, and I fear that using the #6 pins may cause
>> >problems. Anyone know of a source for #5 pins?
>> >
>> >Terry Farrell
>>
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, I checked out a couple of web listings of
>> harpsichord supplies and only found 0.063" pins. A #26 flange center pin
>is
>> 0.066", for what it's worth. They're in the APSCO and Pianotek catalogs. I
>> don't know that they are hard enough material for bridge pins, but...
>>
>> Ron N
>