[pianotech] tuning pin sizes: Boston & Essex?

[J Patrick Draine]

Thanks for your input! I just downloaded the "Steinway Piano Buyers Guide"
from the Steinway website. With a very quick scan this is the closest to a
mention of a warranty promise:
"And then there's the Steinway Promise - assurance that the full purchase
price of the Boston or Essex piano you select can be applied as a credit
toward a future purchase of a new Steinway grand piano"
I'll give a call to the local dealer for clarification on the the sort of
warranty we usually like to see.
Best,
Patrick

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 6:43 PM, David M. Porritt <dmporritt at gmail.com>wrote:

> Patrick:
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> I just looked and didn’t find anything on the web site but I had thought
> that Boston had a 12 year warranty and Essex something greater than 5.  My
> memory isn’t what it used to be but I’d check before doing anything serious.
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> dp
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *J Patrick Draine
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:39 PM
> *To:* Pianotech List
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> *Subject:* [pianotech] tuning pin sizes: Boston & Essex?
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> Hi, I have a couple clients with recent (past the 5 year warranty, less
> than 10 years old) Boston and Essex grands. A few tuning pins have
> less-than-borderline torque, particularly in this cold-dry New England
> winter. I have a call back on the Essex ("This one note sounds horrible!!")
> which I tuned back in November.
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> My options are drive pins (I'm visioning coils smashed to the plate, not a
> good choice), use CA (my usual choice when dealing with decades old pianos),
> or install a few oversize pins. Anyone know what length and diameter is the
> standard on these models (Boston GP-163 II and Essex EGP161)? I recall
> reading that Kawai and maybe Yamaha sometimes use a pin larger than 1/0 but
> less than 2/0.
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> Thanks,
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> Patrick
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