Snappy Baldwin Tuning Pins

[Tom Dickson]

Hi, "Frigid Rook",

   I live in Regina, Sask., Canada.  Recently, our overnight temps have been 
in the -35 degrees Celsius range.  Then, we have this little thing called 
wind chill - as the wind velocity increases, the apparent coldness is lower 
than the air temperature - so that some of our reports are of adjusted 
temperatures in the neighborhood of -58 degrees C.  As you said, it's all 
relative, and I would love to live "relatively" close to your location when 
our weather is like this.

   For the jerky/ snappy pins, I agree with the comments about adapting 
style to the piano.  One thing I find myself doing, when the snap puts me 
past where I want to be with this type of pin, is actually taking it farther 
away, ie flatter, than I would normally do with a smoothly-moving pin.  My 
idea is that it gives me a little more latitude in making the small 
increments that will bring it up to where I want to go.  Often, I find this 
works very well, and a small nudge back sets it where I want it.  I have had 
good success with tuning stability using this method in that situation.

   Hope this makes some sense to you.  Enjoy your temps, it could be worse.

Sincerely,
Tom Dickson




>From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@PhilBondi.com>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Snappy Baldwin Tuning Pins
>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 06:50:35 -0500
>
>Happy Holidays from fridgid (it's all relative!) SW Fla.
>
>The subject again for me is the 2 Baldwin R's located in a fine restaurant
>in this area.
>
>The one thing that I am willing to admit now to this list is:
>
>The 'worst' offenders go sharp instead(?) of flat.
>The worst offenders have the snappiest tuning pins.
>
>Again, there is a 7-day a week schedule for these pianos..blah blah blah..
>
>(showing my forever rookiness)..is there a technique for setting snappy
>tuning pins so when/if they want to move, they move less than they are now?
>when they go, they really go.
>
>I THINK I know how to set a tuning pin..this situation in this environment
>is getting the best of me.
>
>hopefully, the suggestions here will help me.
>
>Thanks,
>
>fridgid rook
>
>
>

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