Definition of tuning pin in US English:
tuning pin
nounˈt(y)o͞oniNG ˌpinˈt(y)o͞oniNG ˌpin
A pin to which the strings of a piano or harpsichord are attached.
Example sentencesExamples
- Be careful with the string winding on the tuning pin, and don't let it dig down into the pin block.
- The number of tuning pins in a piano averages around 230 or so and they all get turned during a normal tuning.
- By setting the tuning pins back at a 15 degree angle, it is much easier to wind the wire onto the pin.
- The position of the tuning pins in the pinblock and the wires over the bridge pins is quite sensitive.
- In the past we often felt that the tighter the tuning pins the better the pinblock will hold.
- Try to get a straight line from the tuning pin to the bridge pin, especially in the bass wires.
- Turn the tuning pin clockwise, raising the pitch of the string, until it is at the proper pitch.
- The tuning pins are not mounted in the metal harp as it appears when you look at the inside of the piano.
- A tenon is the channel on your tuning pin which is intended to be filled with some sealing material.
- The strings are attached to the frame at the bottom and to the tuning pins at the top.