Patrick, If you can't get a warrantee fix, I'd go with the CA. As a rebuilder, I never like when someone has used a larger tuning pin.
Al -
High Point, NC
On Feb 23, 2011, at 5:38 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote:
> Hi, I have a couple clients with recent (past the 5 year warranty, less than 10 years old) Boston and Essex grands. A few tuning pins have less-than-borderline torque, particularly in this cold-dry New England winter. I have a call back on the Essex ("This one note sounds horrible!!") which I tuned back in November.
> My options are drive pins (I'm visioning coils smashed to the plate, not a good choice), use CA (my usual choice when dealing with decades old pianos), or install a few oversize pins. Anyone know what length and diameter is the standard on these models (Boston GP-163 II and Essex EGP161)? I recall reading that Kawai and maybe Yamaha sometimes use a pin larger than 1/0 but less than 2/0.
> Thanks,
> Patrick
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