<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html;= charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff>I can imagine rust could be= problem...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px;= PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid;= PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Mike Kurta <MKURTA@ADELPHIA.NET><BR>To:= Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Wed, 20 Jul 2005= 15:51:22 -0400<BR>Subject: Re: Wegman Tuning Pin System<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>    As the= (unofficial) spokesman for the Wegman piano (they were made in= our town), I'll try to  answer your question.  The= tuning pin system Wegman used consisted of a conventional plate= with carefully drilled holes that the very short, smooth= tuning pins would fit into.  There was no pinblock, and the= pins were a slip fit.   The pull of the= string in one direction would create enough friction on the= pin so that it would stay in one place but still be able to= be rotated for tuning.    There is some controversey= about whether the holes in the plate are oval or round, but= either way, the pins jam and remain in one place. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tuning is done in= the conventional manner, changing strings is a bit tricky, but= with a little practice is easy to master, as the tuning pin= stays loose until there is tension applied by the string as it= is tightened up.  The system seemed to be a good one as= pins never loosened,  and I'm not sure why it has= disappeared from the piano industry.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike= Kurta,    Auburn, NY  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Home of the= Wegman piano.</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>