> List: > Any words of wisdom on tuning my first M&H screw stringer >(1890). > tuning wrench is missing, would Schaff carry this item? > Thanks Arthur Here's info from an 1890 Style 10 in my area: =============================== Mason & Hamlin Piano Stringer Patented July 24, 1883 To Tuners. Always tune with Upward Movement of the screw. When a string is too sharp, drop it below the desired pitch and draw up again, as the tendency of the string in these pianos is to sharp, not to flat, under a test blow. International pitch at A436 adopted November 6, 1891 =============================== I couldn't imagine tuning it without the original wrench, but the one advertised in the catalog apparently serves that purpose as others have already testified. Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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