<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pure metal to metal friction. The pins = are only a 1/4" into a iron plate and the hole for the pin is oval with the pin = nestling in the hole.  Binding both at the top and bottom.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To tune push in slightly on the tuning = lever to raise or lower the pitch as you turn the pin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Once the hole is worn out I have not = heard of a way to repair that is really reliable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The last one we had went to the dump. = Beautiful old case but impossible to hold pitch.</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= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jalsina@adelphia.net = href="mailto:jalsina@adelphia.net">John Alsina</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> Wednesday, July 20, 2005 = 1:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wegman Tuning Pin = System</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone describe how Wegman tuning = pins work, how they are retained in the plate, and the technique for tuning them?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>