[pianotech] Bridge Pin Drilling Angle

[David Love]

I meant "lean the pin" not lean the piano, of course.  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 11:42 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bridge Pin Drilling Angle

I should have read the thread more carefully.  It does seem that leaning the
pin inward would bisect the angle more effectively but would not be as
effective at clamping the string to the bridge.  It seems that when you
weigh out all the plusses and minuses, then, the best thing is to not lean
the piano front to back or back to front at all but rather keep the pin
perpendicular to the bridge top.  That way you get the closest to bisecting
the angle along with the most effective clamping--I guess that's a question.


David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 10:58 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bridge Pin Drilling Angle

David Love wrote:
> What's the difference between leaning the pin out a bit and just cutting
the
> notch just back of pin center?
> 
> David Love

No difference at all that I can tell, but that wasn't the 
point. Bisecting the angle made as the string goes around the 
pin will lean the pin inward, not outward.

Ron N