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<DIV><FONT size=2>I just finished restringing a couple of older pianos =
(Schiedmayer, Schomacker). Both pianos were originally strung with =
#1
tuning pins. This was nice since both blocks were good it allowed =
me to
restring with #2's. I'm curious when/why companies got in the =
habit of
doing the initial stringing with #2's. The improved tuning quality =
of a
smaller pin would suggest using a #1, as I believe many Japanese makers
do. I know some rebuilders (Dale Erwin) are also stringing new =
blocks with
#1's. Is there any compelling reason not to use a #1 pin when =
installing a new block? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>