Other than the hole being lubricated (as Gerry Cousins points out), the only other reason I can think why one brand would be different from another is the diameter of the becket hole. If it is larger, it makes it harder to get a good sharp becket bend, and it provides less friction through the hole. Small holes are better in that respect, but harder to replace a string (get the old becket out and the new one in). I'd concentrate on getting that initial bend sharp - a bit of a jerking action helps. And make sure the becket stays flush in the hole while adding tension. Or, of course, the little bend on the other side, but that's more work and not as pretty. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico fssturm at unm.edu On Feb 3, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Albert Picknell wrote: > Greetings, List > > In most respects I really like Diamond brand tuning pins, especially > their consistency in size. However, since I began restringing > pianos with them, I have had to replace anywhere from one to six > treble strings per piano because beckets have slipped. I've never > had this happen before, and I'm wondering whether anyone else has > had a similar experience. > > Cheers, > Albert > > The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for > Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100203/afda45ba/attachment.htm>
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