Tuning pin size?

[Farrell]

And I just restrung a piano with 2/0 pins and first used my old shop hammer
for chipping. I noticed that the tip seemed loose, so I tried my old Randy
Potter student hammer - it sat too high on the pin. So I got out my
daily-use hammer from my case - it fit perfectly. All tips are indicated to
be #2 tips. Go figure.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:24 PM
Subject: Tuning pin size?


> Ron & List,
> My question was and still is, does anyone know when and how did the
> industries decide on the diameter of tuning pins?
> Another question that's bugged me for years: Why is it that some
> manufacturers 2/0 tuning pins are too big for a standard #2 tip, while
some
> are too small and others are just right? (Hmmmm! sounds like Goldilocks
had
> something to do with that!) :-)
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett
> P.S.
> An afterthought: Maybe Jack Wyatt might know about this stuff. Jack?
>