[CAUT] Wrest pins

[Ed Sutton]

Don-

Careful as you go. A harpsichord with tapered pins may have a rather lightweight wrestplank. I saw a historically designed instrument in which the tapered pins had been replaced with zither pins, splitting the 4' section of the wrestplank.

Ed S.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Donald McKechnie 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:36 PM
  Subject: [CAUT] Wrest pins


  Hi Gerry,


  I have tried email and phoning him a number of times. Willard is indeed a recluse.



  The most important reason I want the pins Willard uses is the threads. They simply hold better than the smooth, tapered pins that Instrument Workshop sells. We have a nice harpsichord here at IC that was made by a local amateur builder. The smooth pins do not hold very well on this instrument. I want to replace the whole set. Two 8' choirs and a 4'. There are other methods I might be able to use to make the current set hold but I would rather replace.


  Thanks,
  Don


  Donald McKechnie
  Piano Technician
  Ithaca College
  dmckech at ithaca.edu
  607.274.3908


    From: G Cousins <cousins_gerry at msn.com>

    Date: October 8, 2009 3:33:30 PM EDT

    To: CAUT <caut at ptg.org>

    Subject: Re: [CAUT] Wrest pins

    Reply-To: caut at ptg.org



    Martin is a wonderful craftsman and a bit of a recluse.
    He rarely responds to email, phone or otehr communications.
    I did get to speak to him but only by knocking on his shop door until he answered it.
    I believe he gets his pins from europe though I not certain.
    You just have to bee persistent and patient and keep trying until you get through.
     
    I do have a few here (spares) but not many. I got them during my previous visit.
    You could also get them from Instrument Workshop and drill the becket holes....(Just a thought)
     
     
    Gerry C
    West Chester University of PA




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