Yeah probably, but 6.75-6.90 is a big difference :) Its strange that they did like that on new Bechsteins. OH, when I ready my post below I realized that I got one sentence wrong. It should have been: "We later realized that they had 6.90 in the bass-section and 6.75 on all the steelstrings. It was the same on both the pianos." Strange? No? :) Best regards, Daniel Lindholm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 1:26 AM Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper (different sized pins) > Daniel, > > Just mic a whole set of pins before you restring and you'll be amazed at > the difference in sizes! :-) > > Avery > > At 01:10 AM 06/09/03 +0200, you wrote: > >Me too :) > > > >However, it seems like some brands even come with different diameters on the > >tuning pins. We had two Bechstein A's from 1904-1915 in the workshop. I > >measured the pin-size in the treblestrings and got 6.75mm, the other guy > >measured it in the bass and got 6.9mm. We never thought about the fact that > >we had measured on different sides on the pianos, so we assumed they used > >different sizes on the whole pianos, from the factory. Since the older one > >was the one with 6.75 we assumed they started with 6.9mm to decrease the > >flag-poling effect (they got openfaced pinblocks, for all of you not > >familiare with Bechstein). We were fairly sure that they never had been > >restrung. We later realized that they had 6.90 in the bass and 6.75 on both > >the pianos. The only reason I can come up with is the stringtension being > >higher in the bass. > > > >Anyone with an idea? > > > >Best regards, > >Daniel Lindholm > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 3:17 PM > >Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper > > > > > > > I find it frustrating when tuning a piano with several different size > >tuning pins. > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Daniel Lindholm" <mailinglists@home.se> > > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 7:07 PM > > > Subject: Re: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper > > > > > > > > > > That sounds like a really temporary fix. Why not replace the pins with > > > > larger while you are at it? > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com> > > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 9:24 PM > > > > Subject: curing loose t-pins w/sandpaper > > > > > > > > > > > > > Friends, > > > > > > > > > > I service an old upright with several very loose low bass tuning pins. > > > > > Two of them won't even hold a pitch. I tried epoxy on them, but that > > > > > didn't work. I'd like to try sandpaper in the holes. > > > > > > > > > > For those who have done this successfully, what type of sandpaper and > > > > > what grit do you use? Can I just drive the tuning pin in the hole > >after > > > > > fitting a sandpaper shim, or should the pin be turned in? I'd like to > > > > > give this a try on Monday. Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > Clyde Hollinger, RPT > > > > > Lititz, PA > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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