Petrus
It all depends on the torque of the majority of the pins that are in there now. If they are marginally tight, 50 - 75 inch lbs, then I would go to 4/0 pins. But if the torque is above 75 you can probably use 3/0 pins. The nice thing now, is that even if you use 3/0 and it's just not tight enough, you can put in a couple of drops of CA glue.
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Willem "Wim" Blees, RPT
Mililani, HI 96789
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-02-2021 10:37
From: Petrus Janssen
Subject: tuning pin size
hello All,
i am in the process of rebuilding a Chas M. Stieff from 1928 that i obtained in 2008. It has size 2.0 tuning pins. The pin block looks in good condition (no cracks or such to be seen on the outside).
What size tuning pins should i use: size 4.0 or size 3.0 ?
thank you,
Peter
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Petrus Janssen
Peachtree City GA
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