Good info Joe. Thanks. One clarification though: 1/2 /0: 276" : 1/0: 276" - are these two size designations really the same diameter, or is there a typo here? What size is used on new Yamahas? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: Tuning Pin Sizes > All, > Throughout all the discussion about tuning pins, no one has asked how many > sizes of pins there are/were. To clarify, there are many sizes: #2: .260" ; > #1: .265" ; 1/2 /0: 276" : 1/0: .276" ; 2/0: .282" ; 3/0: .286" ; 4/0: .291" > ; 5/0: .296" ; 6/0: .301 ; 7/0: .306" (no longer available)(thank god!). > I have a square grand that was re-strung with what I would have to call an > 8/0 pin. That one is a real bear to tune, as the "antique" tuning tip that I > have, (marked #4), just barely will fit! (FYI the olde #4 tip was much > larger than the current #4). > O.K., now you all have the necessary ammunition to discuss pins. Please use > the proper nomenclature, as I have seen a few posts calling #1/0 pins as #1 > pins. Most confusing. > Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) >
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