Tuning Pin Size

[David Skolnik]

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Paul -
I think you are right.  There has and will be plenty to discuss.  I, at 
least, have already gotten the Feb issue, and also promise to read it, but 
some of my concerns date back to a number of months ago when, in response 
to a particular thread, you first started talking about your pin.  One of 
these concerns is that, as a way of avoiding block replacement, they are 
not viable if, as in many of the pianos I see, the original pins are 
already against the plate, whatever their size.  Second, while I understand 
(I think) the theory regarding torque and flex, I suspect that other 
factors, such as lack of quality control of pins, or of the fit between pin 
and block (whether new or repinned), not to mention too much or too little 
friction between pin and sounding length of string, have much effect upon 
tunability than the diameter around which the string coils.  Remember two 
things about pin flex...1) It can be a very useful tool in fine tuning, and 
2) it is affected by tightness in the block.   A tight pin with no flex can 
be as difficult to fine tune as a pin with too much flex, whatever its 
diameter.

Now to read your article and find out what you really said..


David Skolnik

At 11:37 PM 01/25/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Chances are that at this point we get into "but what about...," in which 
>case I get to rewrite the whole article on line.  I would just as soon 
>wait for the February Journal.  There will probably still be plenty to 
>debate, but at least not the stuff I've already covered in the article.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Paul


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