Tuning Trouble

[Avery Todd]

Dave,

   Assuming tuning pins are OK, bet you anything the beckets are not all
the way through the tuning pin holes. I've been there, had that happen
to me when I first came here. It took a while to figure out the problem,
but when I did, and  corrected it, no more problem.
   It got to the point where a few notes wouldn't even hold through a
recital! Very frustrating until I figured it out. These strings had been
replaced by someone else, also.

Avery

P.S. If I'm right, the next time I'm in New Orleans, you owe me. B:-)

>I have a problem piano in a hotel bar that will NOT stay in tune in the
>top two treble sections. I have tried everything I can think of to
>stabilize it, it has improved but there are still a few notes that slip
>consistently. Even when I pull them way sharp and pound them down to where
>I want them I can still knock them flat with a few heavy test blows.

SNIP

>piano was restrung in a sloppy manner two years ago, not by me,
>
>Dave Doremus  RPT