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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Query...I have a customer with an old =
grand
piano...probably European of some kind, pretty old, but of modern =
style.
The problem is the tuning pins. This piano has NO pin block. =
What it
has is a two piece tuning pin system. The part we use to tune =
looks the
same as on a normal piano, protruding from the plate...here's where the
similarity stops. The bottom of this part of the pin is somewhat
bell-shaped, to butt up against the bottom of the plate. =
Underneath that
is a bolt that screws up against the pin and there's where you regulate =
the
tightness of the pin. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The problem is...some of the pins have =
broken at
the becket hole...is my customer screwed, or has anyone heard of this, =
or know
where I can acquire these odd pins?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dan Cartlidge, =
RPT</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>