At 11:17 PM +0100 1/4/03, Danny Boddin wrote: >Probably we will take out the plate and plug the pinblock. Plate is not >embedded. >The plate is 2cm = 25/32 thick, it will be difficult to drill out bigger >holes in a steady way? if it's possible do we also have to plug the plate >with 2 cm long woodendowels, will the pin be steady with this procedure? we >better keep the threads in the plateholes ? and use normal new pins that we >tread the same way as the originals? We let you know. My humble suggestion is that you simply drill out the plate holes just enough to allow modern 1/0 pins to pass. This will work fine and avoid the problem of threading and screwing in the tuning pins. I have done this several times with good results. The only thing to watch out for is the larger pins can be very close to the plate struts at the breaks, making it difficult to get a normwl tip over them for tuning. Also, and someone with more knowledge can correct me if I'm wrong, Broadwoods were tuned substantially sharp (450 if I remember right) and strung fairly heavily (sp?), if you string them lightly you will end up with no tone in the top. By 1894 I would think modern wire should be fine, again, anyone with another opinion please correct me. -- ----Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus RPT New Orleans algiers_piano@bellsouth.net ------------------------------
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