a Bechstein from DC

[DALE ERWIN]

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Actually, nickel Diamond pins are not nickel all the way down.  It's just=
 that
the threads are not blued after they are cut.  I have it from Pianotek th=
at they
asked Klinke to blue the threads on the nickel pins, but Klinke declined =
for
reasons that are unclear to me.

Paul Larudee

 Paul
  If that were true then why do the blued pins have a completly different=
 look I.E. the blued top and then the nicely cut steel looking threads?

   Dale Erwin
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <larudee@pacbell.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: November 22, 2001 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: a Bechstein from DC
>
> > William J Schlipf wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry Wim, I did mean nickel plated pins.  Most rebuilders that i k=
now,
> > > would use only blued pins in an instrument of this quality.
> >
> > Out of curiosity, why do you consider blued pins more appropriate?
> > Bechstein, Boesendorfer, Fazioli and other high end makers use nickel=
 pins
> > in their new pianos these days.  I consider purely a matter of cosmet=
ics.
> >
> > Paul Larudee
> >

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