In a message dated 11/9/00 4:45:48 PM Central Standard Time, cedel@supernet.com writes: << Do jumping tuning pins ever cure themselves over time? This is the situation. In March 1981 (yeah, you read it right) I tuned a Wurlitzer spinet or console in which the tuning pins jumped so badly that I never wanted to see it again. The piano was less than ten years old, and I suggested the owners contact the company to see if it was covered by guarantee. They never did, and I never went back. Now the adult daughter called me today and would take the piano if it is tunable. How would I know? I haven't seen it in 19 years, and at that time I was just getting started in the business. I told her I would ask all of you. So, back to the first question, or any other input that might be helpful. Thanks. Regards, Clyde Hollinger >> They might be better now, but only if the piano has been tuned during this time. If not, they might still be a bit jumpy. But why don't you set up the appoint any way, for two reasons. One, maybe they did get less jumpy. Or two, maybe you remembered them as being more jumpy than they really were, because you had just started tuning, and you weren't used to this kind of experience. Willem
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