Hi Michael, A dummy pin is one that is used to form a coil for transferring to the pin in the piano. They often are "split" at the bottom to allow the becket to remain undisturbed during the move. There are some picture archives for the list--but I don't know how to access them myself. At 05:35 PM 10/6/2003 +0100, you wrote: >One thing I would like to get to the bottom of in the correspondence lately >is the use of a "dummy pin" What on earth is a "Dummy Pin" >Michael G Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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