<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>You could take a spare normal tip and grind it down, like you would sharpen a pencil. Just keep it cool by frequntly dunking it in water, so it doesn't become annealed or softened. <br><br>~ Mark Schecter</div><div><br>On Dec 16, 2011, at 8:55 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="black" size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I just change tips</font><br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both"> <div> </div> </div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Duaine Hechler <<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a>><br> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Sent: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 6:52 pm<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Thin walled star tuning tip for square grands<br> <br> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id="AOLMsgPart_0_822ac3ba-93f2-4463-8675-773996f69e40"><pre style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><tt>So far I have not come across those yet but a great idea. Do you another tuning lever for that tip or just change tips when needed ? Duaine On 12/16/2011 10:09 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote: > Duaine > The thin walled tip is not just for square grands. They can be used on some spinets where the tuning pins are very > close together, and on grands where the pins are too close to the plate. > Wim > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Duaine Hechler <<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a>> > To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> > Sent: Fri, Dec 16, 2011 4:59 pm > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Thin walled star tuning tip for square grands > Today I tuned a restored square grand however two of the tuning pins were > impossible to tune with the standard star tip. > > Who has a thin walled star tuning tip for square grands ? > > Duaine > > -- > Duaine Hechler > Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ > Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding > Reed Organ Society Member > Florissant, MO 63034 > (314) 838-5587 > <a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a> <<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net?">mailto:dahechler@att.net</a>> > <a href="http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/" target="_blank">www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com</a> <<a href="http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/</a>> > -- > Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 <a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a> <a href="http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/" target="_blank">www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com</a> -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years </tt></pre></div> </div> </font></div></blockquote></body></html>