At 15:05 -0400 16/9/10, George F Emerson wrote: >...Regarding pin torque, a truly traditional instrument has tapered >pins, as others have noted. You have control of the pin torque, as >you tune it. A light tap tightens it, and wiggling the pin out a >bit loosens it. You can remove the pin to replace a string as often >as you like without substantial damage to the block. The idea of >zither pins (miniature piano tuning pins) was a bad idea to begin >with. The idea of cylindrical piano pins was not a very brilliant one either. I have a lot to do with Brinsmead and Kirkman pianos, both of which used tapered pins and I have rarely had to replace them. JD
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