[pianotech] Coils

[Ron Nossaman]

Israel Stein wrote:
> Now, with modern piano wire 3-4 coils take up very roughly 1/4" on the 
> tuning pin. That's about how much wire (at a minimum) you have to wind 
> over a hole-less pin to keep it all in place (of course, much thinner 
> wire, a lot more coils). So when the "pin with a hole" came into use, 
> they just kept winding as much wire on it as "looked right" without 
> thinking about whether or not it was really necessary. (By the way, 
> anyone know when the "pin with a hole" got invented?)  This may be a 
> total fantasy - but it sounds plausible.

Aw man,
It pains me to consider that this may be the case, but it's 
(reluctantly) not unreasonable. Leaves a really funky residue 
in the conceptual wing though.

Ick.

Don't know about the pin with the hole. Jack was there, let's 
ask him
Ron N