<html> Paul - I think you are right.  There has and will be plenty to discuss.  I, at least, have already gotten the Feb issue, and also promise to read it, but some of my concerns date back to a number of months ago when, in response to a particular thread, you first started talking about your pin.  One of these concerns is that, as a way of avoiding block replacement, they are not viable if, as in many of the pianos I see, the original pins are already against the plate, whatever their size.  Second, while I understand (I think) the theory regarding torque and flex, I suspect that other factors, such as lack of quality control of pins, or of the fit between pin and block (whether new or repinned), not to mention too much or too little friction between pin and sounding length of string, have much effect upon tunability than the diameter around which the string coils.  Remember two things about pin flex...1) It can be a very useful tool in fine tuning, and 2) it is affected by tightness in the block.   A tight pin with no flex can be as difficult to fine tune as a pin with too much flex, whatever its diameter. Now to read your article and find out what you really said.. David Skolnik   At 11:37 PM 01/25/2002 -0800, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Chances are that at this point we get into "but what about...," in which case I get to rewrite the whole article on line.  I would just as soon wait for the February Journal.  There will probably still be plenty to debate, but at least not the stuff I've already covered in the article. Best regards, Paul </blockquote> </html>