Ditch the tuning pin bushings

[Richard Brekne]

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You Know what Bill ?... I think I would go so far as to ditch the
whole idea of the full plate. I personally see no real problems with
open face pinblocks, and have always prefered tuning these over
others.. No doubt partly in my mind...but I look at it this way...
often as not the bushings cause as much problems as they are
supposed to solve, and plates that dont use them but still cover the
block invariably end up with the pins riding the plate which is no
fun dealing with either.

I just tuned a near 100 year old Duysen today... open face origional
pinblock... one time change of tuning pins about 15 years ago. (were
6,75 mm, are 7,0) Not a hint of a problem with this piano tuning
wise. And it hasnt been particularilly well cared for either. Holds
like a rock. I have a few Bechsteins I care for with open face
blocks and an older Grotrian... cant really see there is any
problems caused by leaving the face open.

Another thing is I like being able to see the wood. Makes it much
much easier to inspect when needed.

Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 5/11/01 10:01:52 AM Central Daylight Time,
> Erwinpiano@email.msn.com (Erwinpiano) writes:
>
>
>> My solution was to fully fit the block with a good plate fange
>> contact
>> and eliminate the bushing.  The piano tunes like a dream(Bolduc
>> block)yeah
>> baby. Enough said?
>
>
> Back in the late 1070's and early 1980's when I was interested in
> the
> rebuilding end of the business, many people were putting plate
> bushings in
> Steinways.  The word from Steinway at the time (and probably still
> is) was
> exactly the same reasoning that you put forth here, Dale.
>
> My only question about that is how far the tuning pin coil ended
> up being
> from the top of the pinblock.  In some cases, it seems to me, the
> lack of a
> plate bushing really creates a bad "flagpole" effect.  Couldn't a
> well fitted
> pinblock *and* good, hard maple plate bushings make an even better
>
> arrangement than simply one or the other?
>
> What's your and any others opinion on that, please?
>
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no


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