[pianotech] Tuning pin height

[Paul Williams]

That's exactly how I do it too.

On 11/2/12 10:35 AM, "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:

>Tape a hammer dowel to the side of your tuning pin driver such that when
>it
>just stops short of touching the plate the pin is at the correct height.
>You may find it's easier to leave them slightly high until the tension is
>brought up at least in the ballpark and then tap them to their final
>height.
>Picture attached.
>
>David Love
>www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
>Behalf
>Of Paul Mulik
>Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 5:26 AM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: [pianotech] Tuning pin height
>
>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.
>
>Thanks,
>Paul Mulik
>Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerryR smartphone