Last week I tuned a 45" Steinway console dated from the early '60s. It was the most stressful tuning I've ever encountered in years. There were many high treble pins that wouldn't stay put - they would bounce around like nothing I've encountered before. I lowered the pitch just slightly, no matter how much I'd overshoot the pitch flat, many pins would just bounce right back up! Equipped with a D.C. unit, and striking the keys very hard, these pins just wouldn't settle. Pins were tight, no visible problems in the soundboard or bridge. The owner was getting irritated that the tuning took a bit over 2 hours. I didn't want to tell her what I thought of her precious "Steinway." Have any of you tuned similar Steinway consoles with similar circumstances? Jay Mercier ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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