Tips & pins

[Marcel Carey]

Hello, following the recent discussion on tuning levers and tip fit,
here is what I do:

First, I had my tuning lever head welded to my lever. I found that the
head and shaft thread connection was the weak link in the assembly
(found this out after my shaft broke and had to have it welded in a
hurry). But I carry about 4 tips in my toolkit and the tip wrench. I
use a karate kind of blow to the wrench to unscrew the tip. The thing
I like about this method is that I can VISUALLY inspect the tuning pin
to tip relation. When the tip is not on the head, I can see through
the tip the exact fit between the two parts. I will generally use the
tip that will fit tight the closest to the coil even if there is  a
rocking movement felt on the lever. Otherwise, I could have a solid
feel but the tip might just be tight on the upper part of the tuning
pin.

Just my 0.02$


Marcel Carey, RPT
Accordeur Technicien
2852 Dussault
Rock Forest  QC  J1N 2V6
(819) 564-0447
mcpiano@globetrotter.net