Gordon, Thanks for sharing the results of your tuning pin sort. From .290 to .293 is actually pretty good. What brand pins are they? Jerry Gravina, RPT Babylon, NY At 09:37 AM 08/07/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Hello Jerry, Terry, Newton, Joe and all others that contributed to my >post on tuning pin sizes. I sorted the box of 4/0 pins last night >and the results are as follows: I believe a 4/0 pin dia. should be >.291 and the sorted batch came out with 6 size groups: > >.290 about 30% of the box >.289 about 20 % of the box >.288 about 20 % of the box >.291 about 15 % of the box >.292 about 10 % of the box >.293 about 5 % of the box > >So as I believe Terry said there could be 6 size groups and Jerry >suggests 3 to 4 groups. > >If I combine the .293 and .292 for the bass; .291 and .290 sizes for >the tenor; and the .289 and .288 for the treble I should pretty much >have the pins divided up across the strings. > >I found one pin that was .287 at the bottom and .292 at the top of >the threads, it would roll on a table top is a very wide arc, so I >threw this one out, but all others were straight. > >Another point I picked up at The Charles Walter Piano Company here in >Elkhart, IN. They dump the box of pins in a strainer basket that is >in a little larger pan of denatured alcohol, lift the strainer basket >out, let the pins drain dry and then install the pins. They do not >check the pins for size. They feel that the alcohol cleans the pins >and have followed this procedure for some time. I saw this being >done while visiting on the production line. Any comments on this as >I've not read or heard of this procedure before. > >Any further comments or suggestions on my sorting results? > >Regards, Gordon Holley, Goshen, Indiana (Sister community to Elkhart)
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