Pinning on new flanges

[Richard Brekne]

Consistancy is the main thing in whatever test you use.  I try and go 
from 90 degrees with the flange in a vertical position, but sometimes 
the drop screw is in the way and I cant get a full 90 degrees.  Just be 
consistant.  I also double check with the Steinway method of tapping the 
horizontally held shank. If the flange stays horizontal then its good... 
if it rises the pin is too tight, if if falls its too loose.

Cheers
RicB

Bob Hull wrote:

>Here's more detail on the pinning condition:
>The thinnest treble shanks swing in the 5-6 range. 
>That's acceptable. The medium thickness shanks
>swing6-8. The bass/tenor s/f swing mostly 8 - 10, some
>7.
>This doesn't seems as bad as the original checking I
>did of the first 20 or so which seem to be more loose
>than the rest.
>
>Question: when you swing a hammer do you test by
>swinging the shank from a 90 degree angle to flange or
>less?  It seems to make a difference of about 1 more
>swing?  Also: do you count even the last couple of
>very short swings?
>
>Thanks for any input.
>Bob
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>--- Bob Hull <hullfam5@yahoo.com> wrote:
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