Tuning Pin Sizes

[Farrell]

Good info Joe. Thanks. One clarification though: 1/2 /0: 276" : 1/0:
276"  - are these two size designations really the same diameter, or is
there a typo here? What size is used on new Yamahas?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 9:17 PM
Subject: Tuning Pin Sizes


> All,
> Throughout all the discussion about tuning pins, no one has asked how many
> sizes of pins there are/were. To clarify, there are many sizes: #2: .260"
;
> #1: .265" ; 1/2 /0: 276" : 1/0: .276" ; 2/0: .282" ; 3/0: .286" ; 4/0:
.291"
> ; 5/0: .296" ; 6/0: .301 ; 7/0: .306" (no longer available)(thank god!).
> I have a square grand that was re-strung with what I would have to call an
> 8/0 pin. That one is a real bear to tune, as the "antique" tuning tip that
I
> have, (marked #4), just barely will fit! (FYI the olde #4 tip was much
> larger than the current #4).
> O.K., now you all have the necessary ammunition to discuss pins. Please
use
> the proper nomenclature, as I have seen a few posts calling #1/0 pins as
#1
> pins. Most confusing.
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>