Wegman Tuning Pin System

[Mark Potter]

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I have serviced one Wegman regularly for over 20 years now, and it is not a stretch to say that it is by far the easiest piano to tune in my database.  Additionally, I restrung the bass on it 2 years ago and it was the easiest restringing job I have ever done....just put a couple windings on the pin, place in hole, add tension.  Voila!  De-stringing was especially fast and easy.  A marvelous design, at least in my limited experience with them.
 
Mark Potter  

JWyatt1492@aol.com wrote:
Hello John,
 
   
  The descriptions you have gotten are fairly accurate.
 
   The pin hole in the plate is vertically oblong.
Wegman used the principle of friction between
medals of difference hardness will hold very well.
  Conover used the same principle in his "Sleeve
Inserts."
 
   I have tuned Wegmans twenty or more times.
 About half of these were the same piano. I found 
them  not only to be a joy to tune but also very 
reliable and consistent. 
  
    Please take note that I was trained to tune vertical
pianos with my left hand on the hammer.  Therefore the
hammer was tilted at about 10:00 or 11:00 o'clock or to 
the left.
 
   I think what killed this system was right handed tuners
who insisted on tuning this piano with hammer at about 
2:00.  With the hammer tilted to the right pulling DOWN 
on the pin therefore increasing the friction. The combination 
of the hammer and the string both pulling DOWN on the 
pin made it difficult to be tuned very well.   
   
 Regards,
Jack Wyatt   

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