[CAUT] Steinway 1098

[Jeff Tanner]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu>
> I agree that the 1098 demands, really demands that the tuning pin be 
> turned to exactly the right position more than most other pianos. And 
> that if you do that, you get quite good stability. But I believe that  if 
> you do that with any piano you get very good stability. Other  pianos may 
> be more "forgiving" for the time being (you can get a very  clean tuning 
> more easily that lasts at least until you are out the  door <G>), but what 
> it amounts to often is that you have manipulated  string one way or 
> another past a friction point, and it's not going to  stay. Hence, less 
> long term stability, or so it seems to me. It will  creep over time. Maybe 
> not in response to one or two test blows.

Thank you for saying that in a way I couldn't figure out how to say without 
sounding self praising.

I agree 100% that the pianos most technicians praise as easy to tune give 
you a false sense of security (to put it another way).
Jeff