Strangest tuning pins....

[justpianos@our.net.au]

Dan,
In Australia the Beale piano company in Sydney had a very successful run with 
this design, from before turn of last century upto early 1950's.
Ron Overs has story on his website.
Suggest posting number of pins required. They come in 2 different lengths for 
different thickness of plate at bass and treble.
Best of luck,
Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner.


Dan Cartlidge <inrharmony@verizon.net> said:

> Query...I have a customer with an old grand piano...probably European of 
some kind, pretty old, but of modern style.  The problem is the tuning pins.  
This piano has NO pin block.  What it has is a two piece tuning pin system.  
The part we use to tune looks the same as on a normal piano, protruding from 
the plate...here's where the similarity stops.  The bottom of this part of 
the pin is somewhat bell-shaped, to butt up against the bottom of the plate.  
Underneath that is a bolt that screws up against the pin and there's where 
you regulate the tightness of the pin.  
> 
> The problem is...some of the pins have broken at the becket hole...is my 
customer screwed, or has anyone heard of this, or know where I can acquire 
these odd pins?
> 
> Dan Cartlidge, RPT



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