[pianotech] Geo Broadbent Tuning Pins

[Tom Gorley]

Dave, you are not showing us the shape of the top of the pin.  That's what we need to know to answer your question.  I presume it's a standard oval pin from the 19th century.

>    Tom Gorley
> Registered Piano Technician     
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On Sep 22, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> I encountered a Geo Broadbent straight-strung grand piano with tuning pins as shown. Piano is over 100 years old. Although the pin shown is a bit chewed up from some previous tech (not this one) using vise grips, it it pretty close to the other undamaged ones still in the piano. No tuning lever tip I have seen will fit this, as the pin is rectangular in shape, .2”x.26” roughly. The pins are threaded into the block with a pretty coarse thread.
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> Does anyone know where to find a hammer tip that would fit this type pin? The piano was moved here from South Africa, where apparently the techs had no trouble tuning it :}
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> Also the piano is sitting at about 100c flat to A440, but I was assuming it was designed to be tuned at A415 anyway. Any thoughts on this also? Thanks
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> Dave Smith
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