Hi again, Have any of you ever run into jumpy string? I've been tuning a Steinway B in a music school for quite a few years now and it's finally getting to the point where it's almost impossible to tune. Much of this depends on my mood too as to whether or not I want to screw with it. Just like jumpy pins you are nearing the point where you want the string and it jumpy too high or too low. The pin does, however, turn smoothly. I've tried teflon powder on the understring felt and other lubes at the agraffe to no avail. The feedback I get from my trusty rosewood tuning hammer says that the problem is near me not at the other end of the string. I hear something like ticks with the pitch rising if you can imagine that. Any ideas? I'm thinking restringing here if the school can get a grant for the money. I'm fairly sure that would cure the problem, I'd just like to understand it a little better. Feel free to share any insights, s.w.a.g. 's or the like. Greg Newell
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