<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks Don, I guess that is the way I'm = leaning. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So to be sure to have the correct sized = tuning pin with me when I return, does anyone know what size pin would be original = in the bass on a mid-80s Samick console?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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=donmannino@comcast.net = href="mailto:donmannino@comcast.net">Donald Mannino</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 28, = 2004 12:12 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Breaking Bass = Strings on Samick</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>Terry,<BR><BR>I think the best answer is = that when strings break, install the new one with a longer tuning pin, or simply = use an oversized pin and don't drive it down as far.  It's not ideal, as = the pin will be more flexible, but at least it will allow a better coil and = departure angle.<BR><BR>Don Mannino RPT<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>