Square Grand Anxiety

[John Ross]

Hi Phil,
There is a chance you could be lucky, and have no problems.
Yours is probably new enough to have square pins rather than the rectangular
pins. That way you shouldn't need the extra tip.
If you have to remove the action to fix something, expect to do it numerous
times.
And you will have a sore back, for sure. If you have one of those elastic
back
protectors, take it.
Good luck.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: pryan2 <pryan2@the-beach.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 6:57 PM
Subject: Square Grand Anxiety


> Just accepted a call to tune an (1899?) Steinway square grand.  I've never
> tuned one before, so should I be worried?  Are any special tools needed?
> Are there any tricks to opening the lid?  Do I use the regular FAC setup
> technique for the SATIII, or is there a standard setting available?
Should
> I expect string breakage and if so, do they use regular piano
wire/strings?
> Any response would help alleviate my fear in taking on this job, as the
> owner told me other tuners had turned her down.
>
> Phil Ryan
> Miami Beach, FL
>
>