[pianotech] Geo Broadbent Tuning Pins

[Dave Smith]

Thank you Wim,  I had seen that at Schaff but for some reason discounted it for this use.  Will check with them.  Dave

From: tnrwim at aol.com 
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:24 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Geo Broadbent Tuning Pins

Dave

In the second picture the pin does look like what is referred to as an oval pin, similar to what is found in older square grands. There is a tip for that (part 3128, p. 34 Schaff Catalogue). 

Wim  





-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Smith <dsmithpiano at centurylink.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, Sep 22, 2011 10:02 am
Subject: [pianotech] Geo Broadbent Tuning Pins


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. 

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 :}

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

Dave Smith
SW FL

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