[CAUT] Tuning pins

[Andrew Anderson]

I've used them in a concert grand that I had rebuilt.  The tuning pins  
are unbushed.  They are supposed to be stiffer then the usual fare.   
The result was good, presumably in part because of the pins.

Andrew Anderson

On Aug 19, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Jeff Tanner wrote:

> I know that Samick uses them in their premium piano lines  
> (Pramberger Platinum Series, Knabe, Kohler & Campbell Millennium  
> Series).  If there weren't some sort of difference, I can't imagine  
> bothering to do so, unless it simply adds to the impression they are  
> investing in the highest quality materials for those particular  
> lines (which, by the way, will be being built in Tennessee by the  
> end of this year).  I can't particularly tell the difference except  
> that they don't appear as brightly polished (shiny) as what I assume  
> are Asian pins in the entry grade pianos.
>
> Jeff Tanner
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan McCoy" <amccoy at mail.ewu.edu>
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:42 PM
> Subject: [CAUT] Tuning pins
>
>
>> Just checked my Pianotek catalog for tuning pins. Diamond pins are  
>> much more
>> expensive, about 60% more. Are they worth the price difference. Why?
>>
>> Thanks for your thoughts.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>> -- Alan McCoy, RPT
>> Eastern Washington University
>> amccoy at mail.ewu.edu
>> 509-359-4627
>> 509-999-9512
>>
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