[CAUT] Bridge pin size

[Ron Nossaman]

> What is criteria for determining bridge pin size? 

Mine is that bigger is stiffer, and stiffer is generally better.


>I had Arledge
> rescale and change the 7 wound trichords on the transition bridge (Old
> Knabe upright) to bi chords. I feel I should up the size of the pin to
> an 8.

I would.


> My guess would be the diameter of the wire in proportion to the
> diameter of the pin or the bend it has to make.
> 
> Keith Roberts

I use #7 in the top section, and #8 through the rest of the 
tenor, and #9 in the bass. The only time I'll put #6 in a 
piano is when there isn't room for anything else and still get 
the strings on.
Ron N