A Hitch in a Hitchpin/Del

[Carl Meyer]

I remember from my corporate days that the pins that Baldwin uses were
called roll pins.  Don't know is that is official or not.  Terminology is a
moving target.

Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: A Hitch in a Hitchpin/Del


> Del said: "Ed,
> > I had the same dilemma with a Charles Walter Grand, which has "Spring
> Pins"
> > for hitch pins.
>
> No it doesn't. It has groove pins.
>
> Del
>
>
> Del,
> I beg to differ with you. The "groove(d) pins" are known a spring pins.
> Reason being is that their primary use is to connect a spring to a fixed
> point. I was not referring to the spring steel pins, as in Baldwins! I
> believe if you were to type in "spring pin" in your search engine, you
would
> come up with the same "pin" that you designed into the Walter. Sorry for
the
> confusion folks. This must be my day for being misread/misunderstood.
Damn!
> Oh well, Happy Holidays anyway!<G>
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares Are I
>
>
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