[pianotech] Pin height

[Porritt, David]

I know a guy who, when restringing a piano, will do one over again if the becket doesn't point at 1:30 or 2:00.  Functionally it doesn't matter.  I'd rather have a becket point at 6:00 than have the new tuning pin in the new block worked back and forth in the re-do.  

We all have our compulsions, that's just not one of mine.

dp

David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 10:36 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pin height

So we can conclude that your rebuilds don't include that superficial stuff...?

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 10/1/2009 8:21:20 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pin height


>Jon Page wrote:
>>> I personally prefer 2.5 coils to 3 or more, and becket alignment is a
>>> non-performance cosmetic concern
>> 
>> Craftsmanship is an important aspect of this work. Sloppy does not cut it.

>Who's call? Why does 2.5 turn coils and not precisely aligned 
>beckets constitute sloppy work? Is that sort of superficial 
>stuff what rebuilding is about?

>  Ron N