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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jurgen,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes that is why who whats up and when I =
am confused
and do not want to proceed untill we have the correct measurments for =
pins.
While in Tokyo last week we tried to take measurments at a piano tuning =
school.
The pins were in a center pin storage box like we use here but several =
sizes
were missing and did not want to embarrass my host with pointing this =
out in
front of his students. I realize that the pins that were measured might =
have
been in the wrong bin as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also here in the states we sometimes =
repin one
flange that has become loose on one or both sides as well as repin =
flanges that
are too tight using a special set of reamers that are exactly the =
correct size
to do the job. We do ( well most of us ) not use the old triangle =
reamer
that was used in the past.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What number is assigned to the 1.10 mm =
pin and to
the 1.70 pin?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=pianoforte@island.net =
href="mailto:pianoforte@island.net">Jurgen
Goering</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 05, 2004 =
8:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Metric Center Pin =
Sizes</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>List - <BR><BR>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><BR>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><BR>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
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href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com">www.pianofortesupply.com</A><BR>=
<BR>Jurgen
Goering<BR>Piano Forte Supply<BR>
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inline">Subject:
</DIV>Re: Does any body really know__ what__ time it is Metric =
pins</TD></TR>
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<DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: inline">From: =
</DIV>Conrad Hoffsommer <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
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<DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: inline">Date: =
</DIV>Thu,
05 Aug 2004 13:47:37 -0500</TD></TR>
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<DIV class=headerdisplayname style="DISPLAY: inline">To:
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid200408052330.i75NUqc03029@bridget.rudoff.com
type="cite"><BR>At 12:43 8/5/2004 -0600, you wrote: <BR>
<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. <BR>The #25 is 1.500mm or .049 inches - that is our =
#19
<BR>the 325.5 is 1.525mm or .050 inches - our #20 <BR>Joe Goss RPT =
<BR>Mother Goose Tools <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Yo Mama, <BR><BR>My =
Kawai and
confirmed by Renner Hauptkatalog 891 charts say that: <BR>#25 = =
1.5mm =
.0591 or only .001 larger than US size #25 <BR>#25.5 = 1.55mm = =
.061
<BR><BR>bitte... <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Conrad Hoffsommer - Music =
Technician
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