Dale, No, it's Hamburg. Allen On May 15, 2008, at 2:00 AM, erwinspiano at aol.com wrote: > Hi Allen > first things first. > IS it an American Stwy? If so factor in the vertigris > equation.......if not .....nevermind. > Dale > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Allen Wright <akwright at btopenworld.com> > To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Wed, 14 May 2008 4:27 pm > Subject: center pinning question > > In repinning an old (1930's) Steinway M, quite a few were loose. I > found that replacing the old pins with the exact same size (but > new) pins was producing just the amount of friction needed - and > even in some cases adding too much, so that I had to ream with my > "Mannino" burnishing files. Any theories on how that happens? > Something to do with the nap of the cloth changing in the process, > or perhaps the angle of the pin changing in the bushing, or (even > more unlikely) that somehow only the outer edges of the pin are > slightly worn on the old pins? (These are the various ideas me and > my colleagues were coming up with to explain the phenomenon). > > Thanks, and I'll take my answer off the air... : ) > > Respectfully, > > Allen Wright. RPT > > = > Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com: America's #1 Mapping Site. Allen Wright London, UK http://www.broadjam.com/akwright -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080515/3b20fc66/attachment.html
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