Tuning Pins, was: a Bechstein from DC

[Farrell]

Are there any opinions regarding differences between Nickel or Blued Denro
pins and Nickel or Blued Diamond pins? I have to admit, on the few stringing
jobs I have done, I have used the Diamond pins - when I don't know what the
heck I am doing, it tend to buy the best equipment/supplies available (just
trying to eliminate as many variables as possible) even though they are
twice the price - just figured maybe they work better. Can I assume this
might not be the case? When I mic a box, there certainly are a good bit of
variation in size, but I don't really know how much others vary.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: a Bechstein from DC


> As long as the nickel plating doesn't cover the threaded area of the pins,
> then it is cosmetic.  Nickel Denro pins are blue threaded.  Nickel Diamond
> pins are nickel all the way down. Beyond that, nothing wrong with
cosmetics.
> I think the blued pin looks better on an older piano, but that's just my
> taste.
>
> David Love
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <larudee@pacbell.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: November 22, 2001 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: a Bechstein from DC
>
>
> > William J Schlipf wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry Wim, I did mean nickel plated pins.  Most rebuilders that i
know,
> > > would use only blued pins in an instrument of this quality.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, why do you consider blued pins more appropriate?
> > Bechstein, Boesendorfer, Fazioli and other high end makers use nickel
pins
> > in their new pianos these days.  I consider purely a matter of
cosmetics.
> >
> > Paul Larudee
> >
>