[pianotech] Tuning pin height

[William Monroe]

Paul,

I taped a thin rubber mute to my tuning pin punch to serve as a depth stop.
 When I'm doing the initial pounding in of pins, I leave them a bit proud,
and then come back and later to even them out.  But it's a guide only, I
use it to keep things close.  As Ron states, and Terry alluded to, the
object shouldn't be to have 220 some odd pins all at the same height, it
should be to have all the coils equally off the plate.  Using a depth stop
like I have allows me to pound away pretty freely, getting everything close
without having to worry too much.  Keeps me from getting too crazy with my
hammer.  And yes, paying attention isn't a bad suggestion either.  I've
been known to daydream............

;-]

William R. Monroe



On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:

> On 11/2/2012 7:25 AM, Paul Mulik wrote:
>
>> I'm going to be restringing a piano next week and I would like
>> suggestions on how to make sure all the new tuning pins end up at the
>> same height.
>>
>
> If you plan on using more than one wire size during the stringing, they
> won't. Keep the coils pulled up tight, and the gap between the bottom of
> the coils and the plate uniform and you're good. Best accomplished by
> paying attention.
> Ron N
>
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