Wegman upright

[Sy Zabrocki]

List:
When I was in training for this work an old timer teased me about the
Wegman. Wait until you encounter the Wegman. You'll wish you were back at
your old job. Well I have encountered 16 Wegman uprights and found tuning
them to be a positive experience. The coil is tucked in close to the plate,
no flag pole bending of the pin, no need to over pull and they stay in tune.
. For some reason the don't drop as much over time.

I once heard this system did not survive because of oppostion from tuners.
Why not use the Wegman principle and also a smaller pin block behind? This
has already be tried by Vose & Sons. I had one in my shop. I pulled a pin
and found the pin to be resting one the plate hole.

Sy Zabrocki--Billings, MT

----- Original Message -----
From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 2:07 PM
Subject: Wegman upright


> Friends,
>
> Today I tuned a 1910 Wegman upright serial 15799.  I am curious about
> something.  Cast into the plate was this:
>
> Tuning pin fastening patented
> June 15, 1886
> November 11, 1902
>
> What does this refer to?
>
> Regards, Clyde
>
>