Les Smith Wrote: Personally, I think it's a GREAT IDEA and would like to see it adopted UNIVERSALLY. First, maybe we could get OSHA to issue a report that stated that piano technicians enjoyed longer, happier, healthier and more productive lives when they weren't forced to endure the stress caused by having to deal with the troublesome, flag-poling tuning pins found in pianos which didn't use plate bushings. Jumping on the band-wagon, Steinway might then issue a retroactive warranty that would cover every piano they ever built which didn't have plate bushings. Under terms of that war- ranty ALL those pianos could be returned to the factory at Steinway's expense, where their plates would be drilled out, fitted with plate bushing and then repinned, restrung and then returned to the owner'e without any charge whatsoever. Imagine what a great public relations move it would be to admit their mistake after all these years?! ----------------- Right on Les, 4 years ago, I rebuilt a Steinway, at the time I was trying to make it into a hybrid Steinway case and sound board but a Yamaha action. I settled with drilling out the plate and installing tuning pin bushings. It was amazing! Tuning was so much easier. Although Les Smith is correct about Steinway refusing change, it doesn't stop us from changing the Steinway that comes our way. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carl Fischer, RPT-PTG UNLV Piano Shop 702/895-0931 mailto:fischerc@nevada.edu URL: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/5603/carl.html "Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands--and all you can do is scratch it." Sir Thomas Beecham, to an untalented woman cellist.
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