Wegman

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Paul:

You may find the missing tuning pins in the bottom of the piano. If not,
you can cut off a regular pin.

This type of tuning pin arrangement went out of style for a couple of 
reasons. It costs more to use the special broach to form the plate holes
after drilling. Some technicians had a hard time adjusting to the slight
modification of tuning technique. Then there was the fear of rust over a
long period which could freeze the pins. The wurlitzer adaptation suffered
this problem even worse than did the Wegman because of the split-pin and 
wedge which could easily be made too tight.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 NBWW@AOL.COM wrote:

> 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
>