[CAUT] Wrest pins

[Horace Greeley]

Hi, Don,

FWIW, I agree with Ed.  Albeit some years, I've had to do this 
several times, mostly for the reasons you note.  It's been most 
successful when I've taken the time to redrill the pin block before 
using threaded pins.

Also, Gerry's suggestion as to drilling the smooth ones is very 
interesting, depending on how you're set up shop-wise.

Best.

Horace


At 03:13 PM 10/8/2009, you wrote:
>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: <mailto:dmckech at ithaca.edu>Donald McKechnie
>To: <mailto:caut at ptg.org>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
><mailto:dmckech at ithaca.edu>dmckech at ithaca.edu
>607.274.3908
>
>>From: G Cousins <<mailto:cousins_gerry at msn.com>cousins_gerry at msn.com>
>>Date: October 8, 2009 3:33:30 PM EDT
>>To: CAUT <<mailto:caut at ptg.org>caut at ptg.org>
>>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Wrest pins
>>Reply-To: <mailto:caut at ptg.org>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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