drilling new pinblock/quick help

[Carl Meyer]

The idea that the tuning pin should be at an angle because its stronger is a platitude that impresses the non-technical among us. It used to drive me crazy trying to get the coils lifted when they just naturally wanted to slip down because of the severe angle.

Now I will try to arrange things so that the wire leaves the pin at right angles.  I  now drive the pins to the depth that will result in the proper height when three turns of wire is wound and also have the wire leave the pin at right angles.  I use the scortino insta coiler.  Lately, I've had that tool crack and it no longer works.  A friend bought two of them from schaff and they were both cracked when he got them.  Frusterating!!!

Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
Santa Clara, California
cmpiano@attbi.com 


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Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 3:31 PM
Subject: drilling new pinblock/quick help


> List:
> Am drilling new pin block installed in grand piano. Question.....do the 
> tuning pin holes lean back perpendicular to the stretcher at a 7 degree angle 
> on every hole or do the holes lean back at a 7 degree angle in line with the 
> direction of the intended string....fanned so to speak. OR......does it 
> matter?
> I hope to drill tomorrow after church. I would appreciate a quick reply. I 
> suspect.....it does not matter which direction the strings run whether toward 
> the left or toward the right of the harp, all the tuning pins are in the same 
> direction leaning toward the stretcher at a 7 degree angle. IS THIS RIGHT OR 
> WRONG?
> THANK YOU...THANK YOU...THANK YOU.
> 
> Tommy Black
> Decatur, Ala.
>