---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Let me know when this comes available. Andrew At 02:26 PM 9/8/2005, you wrote: >Thanks for the feedback. Now that I get the message that Biene >Brand tuning pins have a market in North America, I am looking into >bringing them in to make them available here. Anyone have a good >thoughts on how to ship such heavy stuff in a safe, economical manner? > >Jurgen Goering >Piano Forte Supply >(250) 754-2440 >info@pianofortesupply.com ><http://www.pianofortesupply.com>http://www.pianofortesupply.com > >Others wrote about Biene Brand: >>They sure aren't Unknown to me. I wish I could get them. Used to be >>carried by one of the defunct Suppliers and loved em'. I still have >>a set of 3/0's. I've been waiting for the appropriate piano.<G> >>Regards, >>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > >>Captain, Tool Police > >>Squares R I > >------------------ >>I use Biene all the time here. I have tried a few other available >>makes and find them lacking in comparison. And exactly for the >>reasons you state. Tho I have not done extensive measurements for >>consistancy, it wouldnt suprise me to find your assertion to be >>true. They always seem to go in nicely and wind up with a very >>consistant feel to them. I will second you on the lack of twisting >>however. And, as I have said... I see blued pins rust all the time. >>I think I have seen one or two nickel plated sets with any real >>signs of corrosion in all my 30 some odd years as a piano tech. >> >>Cheers >>RicB >------------------------- >>It's not the color, at all. They are extremely consistent as to >>size, hardness, plating (or not, as preferred)...virtually no >>detectable twisting of the pin when tuning, just a good, solid feel >>of the entire pin moving along it's axis at the same time. Well >>worth the extra money, when available. If Jurgen can get them, >>they are worth using. >> >>Best. >> >>Horace >--------------------------- >>These were available from APSCO. I still have a box which contains a few >>miscellaneous Denro pins. As I recall, they are blued before the >>threads are cut. >> >>I really missed them when the supplier switched to Japanese pins. >>I would buy them exclusively if they were available again. >> >>Regards, >> >>Jon Page >-------------------------- > ></blockquote></x-html> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/47/0c/57/f7/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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