Tuning lever tip: quality of fit?

Joe And Penny Goss imatunr@srvinet.com
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:35:40 -0700


Hi Mike,
You call the tip the problem child, while on the other hand could it be that
it is the pin that is different from one manufacture to another?
I would suggest taking notice of how you are using the tuning lever and
learn how to accomodate the variance from one piano to another.
It is somewhat like being able to tune in a noisey situation. As earlier
posts on that subject have sugested it is easier if you don't think so much
about it. "It doesn't matter if you don't mind it".<G>
The rocking is caused by the fact that the broach used to make the tip does
not match up with the sholder of the tuning pin square end. The pin end is
tapered and it seems that different manufactures have different ideas on
what the taper should be O:((
Now the wrong labeling of the size of the tip, thats another issue. At
Chicago Schaff had tips marked #3 that were #2s.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gebhardt" <michael.gebhardt@swipnet.se>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:11 AM
Subject: Tuning lever tip: quality of fit?


> Hi everyone!
>
> I've just started to teach myself tuning. I've ordered a
> tuning lever with a #2 star Hale-tip and found it to be
> rocking quite a lot when placed on a tuning pin and find
> that rather disturbing.
>
> Since I have no experience telling me just how much rocking
> is normal, I ask you to give me a hint so I know if I might
> have obtained a tip which is unnormally badly fitting.
>
> The amount of rocking varies across tuning pins, and using
> the tip wrench I can also say that it varies depending on
> which corner of the wrench contacts which edge of the star.
>
> Thanks in advance for any hints
>
> Michael
>
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