Ron and list, If this is true,(below) then there seems to be a very good reason for a specified number of coils. Consistent feel, no? It would also be a way to adjust the amount of pin torque after drilling the block. What am I missing? Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) Two pins, four coils on one, and 1-1/2 coils on the other, are driven in to leave the string coming off the bottom of the coil the same height on each. They have identical lengths of pin between the block and the string, so there's no flagpole range difference concerning the string. Concerning the feel at the tuning hammer, the one with the 1-1/2 turn coil would be firmer feeling than the one with 4 turns, assuming any difference could be felt. Which still doesn't provide a rational answer as to why three turns is so important instead of some other equally functional number. Ron N
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