<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type = content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ccccff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Jurgen, Terry et = al..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am a bit puzzled as to how you insert = a centre pin that long. What is the principle involved here. Is this = only for butt-plated butts? I am used to the shorter UK pins and cannot conceive = a method. There must be a special tool? Joe?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a sunny Sussex Downland village</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com href="mailto:pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com">Piano Forte Supply</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> Tuesday, March 01, 2005 = 5:18 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Action Center Pin Progression</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT> = wrote:<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid200503010400.j2140uK22393@bridget.rudoff.com type="cite"><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am in the process = of repinning all action centers on a set of wippens, and flanges on the = back-action. I like using the long Renner pinning wire. Unfortunately, in the range = of sizes I need to work with, Renner only offers wire in 0.05 = millimeter increments. This fairly closely compares to 0.002-inch increments. = If I use the Renner wire, and 1.30 mm wire (about 0.051-inch) is just a = tad too loose - it would be ideal to use 1.325 wire (which would be = roughly equal to a 0.052-inch), but unfortunately, Renner only offers their = wire in the next size increment at 1.35 mm.</FONT> <BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question is this - does jumping = up 0.05 mm (or 0.002-inch) significantly increase the risk of splitting the = birdseye? Obviously, if I used the regular little individual center pins, I = could limit the jump to 0.025 mm (0.001-inch). Is this a big deal or what?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Terry  - <BR><BR>I carry the = European center rods.  Presently, I have over 20 sizes in stock, = in increments of .025 mm. <BR> 1.325 mm is no problem.   See = the size comparison chart on my website:<BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext = href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com/centerpinsizes.html">http://www.p= ianofortesupply.com/centerpinsizes.html</A><BR><BR>Remember, if you are looking for any specialty item from Europe, I am the one = who can supply it to you.  (Although I haven't branched out into = champagne yet.)<BR><BR>Jurgen Goering<BR>Piano Forte Supply<BR><BR><IMG alt="" = = src="cid:001a01c51e5e$c6f6cf70$0100007f@MICHAEL"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT= face=Arial size=2></FONT></BODY></HTML>