Neither of my Watanabe #2 tips had been used before a few days ago. They aren't the same. For that matter, my Hale tips vary quite a lot as well. Some good, some not so much. Kent On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:58 AM, Don <pianotuna at accesscomm.ca> wrote: > Hi Kent, > > I believe that best tuning tips are made on a computer controlled cutting > device, so a number 2 tip from a particular maker should be very nearly > identical from tip to tip. However, tips do wear over time. I have two > Wantebee #2 tips--on different levers. The one I use "all the time" and a > backup. The backup now fits differently. > > At 06:21 AM 3/26/2009 -0500, you wrote: > > > >On Mar 25, 2009, at 9:06 PM, David Nereson wrote:I would imagine the ends > >of tuning pins vary as much as the tips made to fit them. > > > > > >Of course you are correct to point out that the shapes of tuning pins vary > >pin to pin. > >As a practical matter, wouldn't it be easier to control the outside shape > >of a tuning pin than to control the inside shape of a tuning tip? I > suspect > >tuning tips vary more than pins. > > > > > >Kent > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.29/2023 - Release Date: 03/25/09 > >18:54:00 > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat > > mailto:pianotuna48 at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 > 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090326/0603a79d/attachment.html>
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