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I think German piano wire gauges are being mistaken for center pin
sizes. German piano wire sizes differ slightly from American gauges,
but Joe Goss asked about center pin sizes.<br>
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German center pins are not identified by any gauge, but by their
thickness, e.g a pin with a diameter of 1.30 mm is called "1.30". Very
simple, actually. Center pins are available from 1.10 mm through 1.70
mm in increments of .025mm (.043" to .067" increments of .001") The
conversion factor is 25.4. <br>
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The traditional European method of (re-)pinning uses 60cm (2 ft.) long
center pin rods. One of these days I might write a little piece on
that. If anyone is interested in these rods, visit my website:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com">www.pianofortesupply.com</a><br>
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Jurgen Goering<br>
Piano Forte Supply<br>
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Re: Does any body really know__ what__ time it is Metric pins</td>
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Conrad Hoffsommer <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu"><hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu></a></td>
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Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:47:37 -0500</td>
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Pianotech <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></a></td>
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At 12:43 8/5/2004 -0600, you wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Could anyone out there confirm the metric
center pin size in inches> They seem to all be smaller than what we
use here in the states.
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The #25 is 1.500mm or .049 inches - that is our #19
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the 325.5 is 1.525mm or .050 inches - our #20
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Joe Goss RPT
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Mother Goose Tools
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Yo Mama,
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My Kawai and confirmed by Renner Hauptkatalog 891 charts say that:
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#25 = 1.5mm = .0591 or only .001 larger than US size #25
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#25.5 = 1.55mm = .061
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bitte...
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Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician <br>
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