----- Original Message ----- From: "J Patrick Draine" <draine@comcast.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 3:58 AM Subject: Re: string termination > FYI, Mason & Hamlin is using stainless steel bridge pins. > Patrick Draine Too bad they don't use stainless steel bridges. Carl Meyer PTG assoc Santa Clara, Ca. > On Aug 14, 2005, at 6:46 AM, Farrell wrote: > >> > Ron O replied: >> > >> > It is a worthy field of investigation Carl. Conventional bridge pins >> > suffer severe damage at the termination point. An intermediate >> > solution would be hardened bridge pins, but it will be a costly >> > exercise. >> >> Hardened bridge pins would be costly? I can see such an argument >> from a Chinese manufacturer, but from a famous American or European >> manufacturer who "spares no expense to create an uncompromised >> instrument?" I realize that if a pin costs a nickel or dime rather >> than two cents, times 500 pins, that would increase the cost of >> building the piano by $15 - $40....... or am I missing something? >> Or are the upper-end larger, uncompromising, manufacturers really >> that cheap? >> >> Terry Farrell >> > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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