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 >
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