This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I've tuned one a few times. It seems like I remember the trick is to bend the pin up slightly before turning, which your 11:00 position does automatically when raising the pitch. I think I tried to get to 12:00 and push the hammer to the back before turning. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of JWyatt1492@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 10:05 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Wegman Tuning Pin System Hello John, The descriptions you have gotten are fairly accurate. The pin hole in the plate is vertically oblong. Wegman used the principle of friction between medals of difference hardness will hold very well. Conover used the same principle in his "Sleeve Inserts." I have tuned Wegmans twenty or more times. About half of these were the same piano. I found them not only to be a joy to tune but also very reliable and consistent. Please take note that I was trained to tune vertical pianos with my left hand on the hammer. Therefore the hammer was tilted at about 10:00 or 11:00 o'clock or to the left. I think what killed this system was right handed tuners who insisted on tuning this piano with hammer at about 2:00. With the hammer tilted to the right pulling DOWN on the pin therefore increasing the friction. The combination of the hammer and the string both pulling DOWN on the pin made it difficult to be tuned very well. Regards, Jack Wyatt ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f9/51/41/74/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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