Hi Joe, I thought you might chime in on this one! I've never found a tuning pin that my APSCO #2 tips didn't fit snugly on, with the exception of the rare pins which have been badly marred up. On the other hand, I've not found a pin that either my Schaff #2 tip, or my newer APSCO/Hale tips, WILL fit snugly on. I even ordered an APSCO/Hale #1 tip, just to see if it was a mislabeling problem, and it exhibits the same characteristics as the #2s, just higher up on the pin: Sloppy fit on every pin, but even sloppier in one direction than the other. This suggests to me at least, that a well made tip should work for most every pin. Yes, you can get used to a rocky fit on the pin if you've never used a tip that fits snugly. I just asked my student assistant if it bothered him, and he said that he's used to it (he's been using it a year and a half, and has never used anything else). But once you've experienced that level of control, it is difficult to accept the loose rocking that accompanies these tips. It feels like you're a beginner again, especially on an instrument with tight pins. Jeff >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 Jeff Tanner Piano Technician School of Music 813 Assembly ST University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803)-777-4392 jtanner@mozart.sc.edu
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