Corrections For Aaaargh & I Spec Someone Does

[William R. Monroe]

Ugh.  I guess I'll be in my hole if anyone needs me.  Time to go 
re-edumacate myself.  What in the world?!?!  All I know is something in the 
universe is tapered.  That's for sure, you can quote me on it.  Gotta go 
work on my shop plans where (once we finish building) I'll be making tapered 
pianos..............

William R. Monroe


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>> Thanks David,
>>
>> I had my head up my wazoo.  Bosendorfer and Vose & Sons drilled tapered 
>> holes in the blocks, they didn't have tapered tuning pins.  I'm glad 
>> someone was awake here.
>>
>> William R. Monroe
>
> Someone did (does). As far as I know, Vose had tapered pins up to the time 
> the depression in 1930 did them in. Don't know about Bosendorfer. Tapered 
> holes with parallel sided pins as about the worst fit you could come up 
> with for tuning pins in a pinblock - unless they're drilled from 
> underneath.
>
> Ron N
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