<html> <body> Marcel - My overall questions remain: what would be ideal? how are the pin taper and tip tapers determined and how executed? how much variation exists from one manufacturer to another in measurement, process and materials? Is there some existing documentation in PTG literature or other source which addresses these questions? With regard to the contact distance from the becket, your preference is mine. Thanks David Skolnik At 07:08 AM 1/12/2007, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">The thing is tuning pins don't all have the same tapered angle. Your # 3 tip might go down lower on that pin, but it doesn't mean that it's touching the pin closer to the becket. The only way to check for fitting is when the tip is not attached to the head. This way you can see through where the tip is contacting the pin. Have a look, you might be surprised. The only drawback of having a too big tip is that on softer tuning pins where might be more twisting of the pin since your contact point might be the top part of the pin. I personnally prefer that the tip contacts the pin as low as possible on the tapered part.   Marcel Carey, RPT Sherbrooke, QC</blockquote></body> </html>