Hi Joe, I'll play with the sockets and see if i can't get you a good measurement. Honestly, there never seemed to be any need to measure this, you get your pinblock stock drill a few test holes and pick the one that feels best. Easy. Sabathil was a harpsichord shaped object at best, you may have a real struggle on your hands. You might be able to get a tuning hammer with hook from Lutz Bungart at www.fortepiano.com, he had some very nice ones last time i checked. When you change a string simply use a paper shim (I use acid free rag paper just to be cautious) about 1/4 the diameter of the hole and it's no problem. These pins don't wear out the holes the way piano pins do. Old school pins are tapered and you can tap them in to tighten them up. I wouldnt blame the beech for the pinblock problems, it is good material, probably a flaw in construction. Hope this helps! --Dave On 9/16/10 10:13 AM, Joseph Garrett wrote: > David, > Thanks for the response. It seems, everything on a harpsichord is 'by feel' > or 'because that's the way it has been done', with little or no R& D. Why > is that? Confusing to me. I'm resurrecting a Sabatihl that self-destructed > and was brought to me in several "Baskets"! Whoopee!<G> --
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