Newbie Charles

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In a message dated 1/16/03 10:11:00 PM, Dpshans@aol.com writes:

<< breaking strings, snapping shanks when pulling an action, or getting ready 
to 
restring a piano by ordering ALL 88 tuning pins. >>

OK, don't jump on me for this, but I don't get it...  I have restrung the 
bass sections of two pianos and I didn't replace the pins on either one.  One 
piano was absolutely fine when I finished, but I regret not having replaced 
the pins on the other one; pin torque was lower than I would have hoped for.  
I CA'd it, then I ended up replacing about 6 or 7 pins with larger sized 
ones.  If I had to do it over, I decided I would have replaced all the 
pins... 

So...tell me the joke here.

Tom S

P.S.
Just for the record, I always match string size exactly when replacing a 
broken string and carry sizes 12 through 20 including half sizes.  
Interestingly, I haven't broken one for about a year... I thought I was just 
lucky, but the inclusion of breaking strings in a category that includes 
snapping shanks when pulling an action...  Is string breaking a newbie 
phenomenon only?  (Why would you so many of you carry string in all sizes 
with you if this were true?)