---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Thanks for the feedback. Now that I get the message that Biene Brand=20 tuning pins have a market in North America, I am looking into bringing=20= them in to make them available here. Anyone have a good thoughts on=20 how to ship such heavy stuff in a safe, economical manner? Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply (250) 754-2440 info@pianofortesupply.com http://www.pianofortesupply.com Others wrote about Biene Brand: > They sure aren't Unknown to me. I wish I could get them. Used to be=20 > carried by one of the defunct Suppliers and loved em'. I still have a=20= > set of 3/0's. I've been waiting for the appropriate piano.<G> > Regards,=A0 > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain, Tool Police > Squares R I ------------------ > I use Biene all the time here. I have tried a few other available=20 > makes and find them lacking in comparison. And exactly for the reasons=20= > you state. Tho I have not done extensive measurements for=20 > consistancy, it wouldnt suprise me to find your assertion to be true.=20= > They always seem to go in nicely and wind up with a very consistant=20 > feel to them. I will second you on the lack of twisting however. =20 > And, as I have said... I see blued pins rust all the time. I think I=20= > have seen one or two nickel plated sets with any real signs of=20 > corrosion in all my 30 some odd years as a piano tech. > > Cheers > RicB ------------------------- > It's not the color, at all. They are extremely consistent as to size,=20= > hardness, plating (or not, as preferred)...virtually no detectable=20 > twisting of the pin when tuning, just a good, solid feel of the entire=20= > pin moving along it's axis at the same time. Well worth the extra=20 > money, when available. If Jurgen can get them, they are worth using. > > Best. > > Horace --------------------------- > These were available from APSCO.=A0 I still have a box which contains = a=20 > few > miscellaneous Denro pins. As I recall, they are blued before the=20 > threads are cut. > > I really missed them when the supplier switched=A0 to Japanese pins. > I would buy them exclusively if they were available again. > > Regards, > > Jon Page -------------------------- ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2573 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/35/34/22/33/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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