Jumpy strings?

[Don]

Hi Greg,

Try some protec cpl on the bearing surfaces. It will allow you to stabilize
the piano--so far as I know you will need to repeat the treatment on each
visit. It may take less as time goes on.

At 01:16 PM 3/30/00 -0500, you wrote:
>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
>
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts
drose@dlcwest.com
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