> Somebody with a physics background might be able to define the static and > dynamic forces involved here, say 125 to 175 lbs. of tension on a rope > (sting) attached to a pulley (pin) with a counter-torque friction of 35-200 > in. lbs., etc. A #17 wire on a 2/0 tuning pin at 170 lbs tension torques the pin at a bit over 25 lb/in, and if the pin were held only at the bottom, would twist it about 1/3°. Ron N
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