<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><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>Hi Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Before you replace with longer pins you need to = check and see if the other string of the bichord will not be in the way of the = tuning lever tip. You may end up replacing both tuning pins of the = unison.</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=davespianotuning@earthlink.net href="mailto:davespianotuning@earthlink.net">Dave McKibben</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 30, 2005 = 12:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: acrosonic string breakage</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Thanks to all who replied.</DIV> <DIV>I just may try the longer pins in that area since I'm going =  to replace the strings anyway.</DIV> <DIV>Doesnt seem like that much more work if = it diminishes the problem.</DIV> <DIV>I'ts always nice to know if someone else has seen a problem when = a person is rather new at the piano business.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks much</DIV> <DIV>Dave McKibben</DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</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> 10/30/2005 8:47:14 AM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: acrosonic string = breakage</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <P> <DIV>Your assessment of "why" the strings broke, is right on IMO. My = fix would be to pull the tuning pins in that area and install longer = ones; put new strings on and leave the pin higher so that the angle would not = be as steep. This, of course, would give the pin more "flag poling" feel, = but, at least, the darned strings wouldn't be in a bind at the coils. There = are many other "height impaired" pianos that have the same = problem....Wurlitzers come to mind.</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>