marking tuning pin holes for drilling.

[Farrell]

Is this a joke also? Or did I miss something. Plate bushings to stability
pinblock MC?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: marking tuning pin holes for drilling.


> How about using them to keep fluctuating humidity
> ( including spilled drinks ) out of the pinblock?
>     Thump
>
> --- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > >> Rumor has it that the Steinway piano was
> > originally designed that the
> > >> pin would ride against the plate.  Why not just
> > install tuning pin
> > >> bushings when restringing a Steinway?  Except on
> > some older models
> > >> where the tuning pin areas are countersunk,
> > what's the reason not to?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> David Love
> > >
> >
> > I doubt it was designed this way. At least I've
> > never seen any sign that
> > Steinway ever actually drilled them this way. Goes
> > against their whole
> > <<circle of sound>> sales pitch as well.
> >
> > Tuning pin bushings get into the discussion of plate
> > to pinblock
> > fitting, and personally I cant see any real reason
> > for useing them or
> > not.  I keep having this sneaky feeling tho, that
> > all pianos would be
> > better off without them.
> >
> > Cheers
> > RicB
> >
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