Keith A. McGavern wrote: > > >If this is the type pin that is flat on the end and about half the > >length of a regular pin. You just take a hacksaw to a regular pin and > >grind it flat afterwards on a bench grinder. I seem to remember a 2/0 > >worked... > > > >Warren > > Sounds :-) like a Wegman tuning pin. > > Here is a description of the Wurlitzer tuning pin from a post on Pianotech > by Bill Bailer dated 8/2/96: > >...I have seen a Wurlitzer upright with pins set directly into the plate. > >The area behind the pins was open, and the ends of the pins visible. They > >had slots cut in them across the diameter to a depth that was into the > >hole, but not visible from the front. Each slot had a metal wedge driven > >into it, spreading the pin tightly in the hole. To tighten a pin, one > >could either drive the whole pin forward ("outward"), or drive just the > >wedge (just a very little bit in either case)... > > And here is a explanation and possible repair for that broken tuning pin > from a post on Pianotech by Fred Scoles, RPT dated 8/2/96: > >...The problem I've had with one Wurlitzer upright player Uniplate > >is that some pins tend to seize into place, and shear off unless one > >first removes the back protective cover and either loosens the pin wedge, > >taps the pin end, or applies a drop of penetrating oil like Kroil to > >first loosen the pin. Replacing sheared pins involves modifying a > >standard pin... > > Keith A. McGavern > kam544@ionet.net > Registered Piano Technician > Oklahoma Chapter 731 > Piano Technicians Guild > Oklahoma Baptist University > Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA Thanks, Keith. I've obviously never encountered the Wurlitzer beast (Thank God)! Rube Goldberg rampant! Warren -- Warren D. Fisher fish@communique.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild New Orleans Chapter 701
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