List I just appraised a Wegman upright, #5499. Among other things, it has a few broken strings and a couple of missing tuning pins. I have never serviced a piano that has no pinblock-with the tuning pins held in the plate by friction. If I make replacement pins from standard tuning pins, will the pin threads interfere, or do I have to machine pins smooth from oversize ones? Does this piano have similar tuning characteristics? How long did this pinning style last? Did other companies use it? The instrument is worth reconditioning and the client seems interested in doing so. I'm looking forward to the work, but want to understand more about how to do it. Thanks for any input. Paul Chick RPT
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