Well, heck, if you don't want them to slip, no need for a #14 pin -- just pour lucite all over them, till it gets over the tops of the pins. They'll never slip again. On 11/11/2010 8:10 PM, perrys piano restorations wrote: > > Hello All! > > Yes it's true! In this economy who can afford to do the whole rebuild > on grandma's old piano? Well, I have the solution! The number 14 > tuning pin boasts a much larger diameter than that no.2, and not only > that, it's 7" long! Thats right.... seven inches long! this pin will > never slip, never break off, and is designed to reach into that "new > wood" a tuning pin needs to become tight like new. For example, the > other day instead of rebuilding a steinway D, I simply drove in #14 > pins.... now there was no new wood to be had in that old old pinblock, > but NO WORRIES! I sunk the pins 1" into the keyframe below and > WHALAH! NEW WOOD! Tell your customer "DON'T FOOL AROUND, LETS PUT IN > THE PIN THAT NEVER EVER SLIPS!" > > P.S. while you are still processing this new discovery, please > remember the Perry Piano Co. hand carved legs, lyres, and filligree > racks, new lids, exotic veneers, and custom millwork for the piano > industry. (as well as that wonderful new #14 pin - of course) > > Just call Mark at 434-665-5742 or 434-993-3919 to place parts orders, > and mention the #14 pins and I will give free shipping with your > order. www.carvedpianoparts.com <http://www.carvedpianoparts.com> God > Bless. > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101111/ae6b2e8b/attachment.htm>
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