re-repining

[Isaac OLEG]

Hello,

Have you good results in the treble with the dummy pin method ? I use
it all the time and recently had two beckets slipping out. I am still
thinking of where the problem is, as I take care to have the Becket
well inserted before tensioning.

May be the angle from the coil was a little round to begin with ?

I am also thinking of keeping the old good pins in some particular
case, but was thinking that the method would not be timeless (and that
it is less easy to have neat coils then).

We don't have "Larudee pins in Europe" the idea seem good, I hate
these oversized pins, tuning is difficult with them because of the
larger move of the string vs.. the same hammer move.

Best Regards

Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de
> Fred S. Sturm
> Envoye : vendredi 14 mars 2003 17:50
> A : caut@ptg.org
> Objet : re-repinning
>
>
>     A couple additional thoughts:
> 1) There is no law saying you have to replace tuning pins when
> re-stringing. If the current pins have good torque, I re-use them.
> Remove strings, leaving pins in place (backed out a full turn). Make
> coils in new strings on a dummy pin and transfer - just
> like replacing a
> broken string. I find this procedure takes somewhat less time than
> removing pins and restringing with new pins. I do it all
> the time in the
> university setting (most commonly just the capo sections, but often
> enough the whole piano).
> 2) Remember that Larudee pins (oversized, but with 2/0 or
> 1/0 top/becket
> segments) are available in between sizes: 3.5/0, 4/0,
> 4.5/0. This gives
> additional flexibility. Available from Pianotek. A great
> idea. I often
> find 3/0 is too loose, but 4/0 requires more drilling/reaming than I
> really want to do.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
>
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