a Bechstein from DC

[larudee@pacbell.net]

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You're welcome to ask for yourself, but Bob Marinelli at Pianotek
assures me that the threads on the nickel pins are unblued cut steel.

Paul

DALE ERWIN wrote:

>
>
>      -----
>       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 that 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
>      >
>      > ----- 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 know,
>      > > > 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 cosmetics.
>      > >
>      > > Paul Larudee
>      > >
>
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