Tuning the upper treble

[Ted Simmons]

Dave,  I've used a 3" and 4" tip for many years and I'm accustomed to using
it. It's just that on pianos with super-tight pins I'm just not comfortable
with it and don't get the feeling of the pin turning in the hole. It's more
like I'm flexing the pin instead of turning it.  But for most pianos, the
long tip is no problem.  But I do a lot of new pianos through the dealer I
tune for. Thanks, Dave.

I woke up just before 5 AM this morning to the roar of the space shuttle
launch.  That's how close I live to the Kennedy Space Center.  I looked out
of a rear window of the house and there she was, lighting up the sky and
making it look like noontime.  (I'm one of the privileged few.  Ahem!)

Ted Simmons, Merritt Island, FL

 >I have used a 5" tip for tuning the top section of grands for 20 years.  It
>Does take some getting used to but once you do it really works well.
> Especially as you are learning to use it, you have to be extra conscious of
>TURNING rather than BENDing the pin.
>
>dave porritt, SMU