Tuning Pins

The importance of quality Tuning Pins in a piano...

Tuning pins must create enough friction in the tuning pinblock to keep the
pin from slipping when the tension of the string tries to unwind the pin.
Obviously, the surface of the tuning pin is part of the solution.
It has been proven that a smooth tuning pin (without any surface treatment) is notably
slippery and will not hold the pin in place.
All tuning pins must use some method that creates more surface area.

There are two procedures to do this:
1. To use extreme pressure and roll grooves (or threads) into the pin.
2. To place each pin in a metal lathe and cut the threads into the surface.

Yamaha Cut Thread Tuning Pins

Yamaha creates cut thread tuning pins in Yamaha factories.
In that manner Yamaha controls the quality and precision of the entire process.
The Yamaha tuning pin is very uniform and the lathe cut surface is ideal for gripping
the pin.

The process used by Yamaha to make the cut thread tuning pins in precise. Each pin is uniform
in diameter and surface consistency from end to end and from pin to pin.
Yamaha pianos are easy to tune.
The tuning stability of Yamaha pianos is unsurpassed in the piano industry.
Ask any piano technician which brand of piano he/she prefers to tune.

Do you live in Colorado? If so, call me at "Natural Piano Center" and we'll talk some more
about the incredible world of Tuning Pins!