This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment As the (unofficial) spokesman for the Wegman piano (they were made = in our town), I'll try to answer your question. The tuning pin system = Wegman used consisted of a conventional plate with carefully drilled = holes that the very short, smooth tuning pins would fit into. There was = no pinblock, and the pins were a slip fit. The pull of the string in = one direction would create enough friction on the pin so that it would = stay in one place but still be able to be rotated for tuning. There = is some controversey about whether the holes in the plate are oval or = round, but either way, the pins jam and remain in one place. =20 Tuning is done in the conventional manner, changing strings is a bit = tricky, but with a little practice is easy to master, as the tuning pin = stays loose until there is tension applied by the string as it is = tightened up. The system seemed to be a good one as pins never = loosened, and I'm not sure why it has disappeared from the piano = industry. =20 Mike Kurta, Auburn, NY =20 Home of the Wegman piano. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/8e/ae/12/25/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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