Crasher, At 21:59 10/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 10/5/03 8:25:23 PM, pianotuna@accesscomm.ca writes: > >>Hi Terry, >> >>In some older pianos tuning pins were tapered. If you came across a loose >>pin you could give it a light tap--and it would be tight again. For that >>reason tuning "hammers" had a flat to do this tapping. There you go--one >>possibly appochrifal explanation of "tuning hammer" > >Harpsichord hardware sellers on the web offer tapered pins for >harpsichords, but they couldn't say why or when the process started. It started way before straight multithreaded things... As in, hundreds of years. No need for c/a or Lunsford when pins are loose. ;-} >This is of some interest to me ever since I noticed baltimore/boston area >1900's pianos with tapered pins, there seems to be no mention made >anywhere of these. Don't know about these... Joe?? Conrad Hoffsommer, Decorah, IA Household Hint: A set mouse trap placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep.
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