At 15:55 -0500 17/1/08, Farrell wrote: >I had trouble today saying no. I told a lady I'd tune her old >English birdcage...... > >My oblong tuning tip is way too big - I guess it must just be for >square grands - it spins on the English birdcage pins. What kind of >tip do I need? I see Harpsicord levers in the Schaff catalog, but >they come with star tips. They have a European tuning lever, but >that comes with either a star or square tip - these pins are >definitely oblong. > You want one of these on the right -- and so do would I if I had decided to keep the 6.40mm oblong pins in my latest acquisition. Although I have an ancient oblong T-hammer it is far too loose on these pins, though it does the job. Otherwise get a regular square head, heat it to bright red and hammer or press it oblong. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080117/73ed51a4/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: P5043783A Type: application/octet-stream Size: 91120 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080117/73ed51a4/attachment-0001.obj
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