[pianotech] Becket Alignment - sub-topic of Tuning pin height

[David Skolnik]

David L-
I didn't mean to direct the questions to you specifically, but thanks 
for indulging me. Yes, it is a bit nitty, but sometimes, as you can 
see from these related threads, our assumptions can lead to 
miscommunication.   Your response had the unmistakable scent of 
rationality about it.  I suspect that the intended tone of my last 
question of the quoted email (below) may have remained a tad 
obscure.  I'll work on that.

David Skolnik


At 05:25 PM 10/5/2009, you wrote:
>Don't know if you are asking me this question but yes, they tend to 
>remain aligned.  My preferred position is 3 coils so that the becket 
>aligns with the point at which the strings leaves the tuning 
>pin.  Do I care if it's not exactly there, no.  I do my best to get 
>them aligned on the same side.  If one is off slightly I don't redo 
>it.  Often it's easy to miscalculate the lengthening of the singles 
>as the coils at the hitch tighten and they sometimes will get a bit 
>more than three.  I think this is picking the proverbial nit 
>here.  I make an effort to get them aligned and mostly they end up 
>aligned.  A couple of them may not for whatever reason.  I don't 
>worry about it.  Since I use the same measuring device for the 
>pianos I string, the beckets and number of coils tends to be always the same.
>
>David Love
>www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] 
>On Behalf Of David Skolnik
>Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:14 AM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: [pianotech] Becket Alignment - sub-topic of Tuning pin height
>
>Just for my own aligntenment,  is it assumed that beckets, 
>acceptably aligned in initial installation, will remain so through 
>subsequent chipping and tunings?  What would represent an acceptable 
>range of degree variation for those who profess to strive for 
>uniformity?    Is there a preferred positioning?  How do we 
>distinguish number of coils?  Is 1 coil established as soon as the 
>active length of wire is tangent to the becket exit hole?
>
>Most importantly, how do I achieve the right balance between 
>maintaining becket alignment and tuning requirements?  [your e-con here]
>
>David Skolnik  RTT
>Hastings on Hudson, NY

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