Ron, Good point about the twisting of the pin. I hadn't been considering that. One more item in the plus column for an open face pinblock (tuning wise, at least). Phil --- Phillip Ford Piano Service & Restoration 1777 Yosemite Ave San Francisco, CA 94124 On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 13:18:46 Ron Nossaman wrote: >> Assuming that the bushings are truly effective, then the pin >>bending in this case should be no more than for an open face pinblock >>arrangement. In which case, the closed face design with tuning pin bushings >>would have the lowest deflection (would be the stiffest) of all. > >Hi Phil, >Not exactly, since the bushing isn't as rigid or resilient as the pinblock. >The stiffest would be the open face (minimum free twist, minimum flex), >followed by closed face with bushings (low moderate free twist, minimum >flex), with closed face without bushings being least stiff (maximum free >twist, maximum flex) - unless they're leaning on the plate (near maximum >free twist, minimum flex). > >Ron N > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
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