Lance Lafargue wrote: > Rob, > I tuned one the week before the convention and experienced the same thing. > I figured Steinway had transfered one of there designs/patents from their > uprights because I struggle with them, too. I, too think it must be > pressure bar or flagpoling. Too much friction in that capo area could also > be it. Kawai's don't have that problem. I'm told to jiggle the hammer more > to set these pins. Other than that it was a nice piano. Thanks for the input! I received a private e-mail yesterday suggesting that the pins might be 1/0 instead of the traditional 2/0. I hadn't thought of that so I will measure the next time. This would explain a lot since the pin seems to bend out of control. I would even question the quality of the steal used. Bending can be a good thing to some degree but this is ridicules. I have also thought about pressure bar friction. That may be as well. Whatever the case I think it needs to go back to the drawing board. Rob Goodale, RPT
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