I would hope all those using 4/0 would be using the "lo-torque" tuning pins. David I. ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Avery Todd <avery1@houston.rr.com> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:24:27 -0600 Subject: RE: Always Something New! >And besides total ignorance, why would one do that? I won't use anything >above a 4/0. Otherwise, it needs a new block or a different technician! :-) >Avery >At 03:08 PM 3/27/05, you wrote: >>For restringing a piano that had had 6/0s! >> >>dp >> >>David M. Porritt >>dporritt@smu.edu >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On >>Behalf Of Avery Todd >>Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 1:32 PM >>To: Pianotech >>Subject: RE: Always Something New! >> >>Wow! Why????? :-( >> >>Avery >> >>At 07:46 AM 3/27/05, you wrote: >> >Avery: >> > >> >APSCO used to sell 7/0 tuning pins! >> > >> >dp >> > >> >David M. Porritt >> >dporritt@smu.edu >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On >> >Behalf Of Avery Todd >> >Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 8:51 PM >> >To: pianotech >> >Subject: Always Something New! >> > >> >List, >> > >> >I thought after almost 30 yrs., I'd seen just about everything. :-) >> > >> >Today, I was working on an old Baldwin grand (# 6030, I think) and >> >discovered >> >it had 6/0 pins! I knew they were out there, but I've never used them >> >and >> >wouldn't even consider it, actually! It also sounded like it had >> >concrete >> >hammers and the lady who had to play on it, just hated it! I couldn't >> >imagine >> >why! :-) >> > >> >Whoever "worked" on this piano however many years ago, didn't have a >> >clue about >> >hammer traveling! They were going every which way! One particularly bad >> >one I >> >took off the rail and there was a fairly thick sandpaper shim under the >> >flange. >> >When I took it off and reinstalled the hammer, it was really crooked! >> >Obviously, >> >he'd tried to straighten up a badly glued hammer by shimming. No matter >> >what it >> >did to the traveling. No hammer I took off had any traveling paper >>there >> >except >> >for the above problem! I think I spent almost 3 hrs. straightening out >> >all >> >that >> >mess! Amazing! :-( >> > >> >Sorry. Just venting a little. But at least, after finishing with it, >>she >> > >> >seemed >> >to love it! But what a way to spend an Easter Saturday! Oh well, I can >> >pay >> >another bill or two now! :-) >> > >> >Avery >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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