This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Terry Attend as many meetings, seminars, etc. Ask, watch, take notes. The PTG = is one of the best organizations I know that is committed to helping = those interested. I owe many of my techniques to the membership. = And...keep practicing. Paul Chick ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 8:04 AM Subject: Re: S&S tuning pins... In a message dated 8/21/01 10:58:35 PM Central Daylight Time,=20 pianolover88@hotmail.com writes:=20 Can anyone tell me WHY Steinway & Sons elect to NOT use tuning pin=20 bushings??? It would certainly eliminate, or at the very least = GREATLY=20 reduce "Flagpoling", which is a real hassle for me. It simply takes = a good=20 20-30 minutes longer for me to tune a Steinway, chiefly because of = this=20 problem. After tuning two Model "L's" today, I proceeded to tune a = couple=20 of=20 Yamaha Grands...it was like swinging only ONE bat after warming up = with=20 THREE at a time! It was a literal walk in the park.=20 Terry Peterson=20 I don't know why Steinway doesn't use bushings, but perhaps the = problem isn't=20 with the lack of them, but with the technique you use. I don't have a = problem=20 with flag poling. It does not take me longer to tune a Steinway, or = other=20 bushless pianos, than those with bushings. Without seeing how you use = your=20 lever, I can't help you. But perhaps you should have a talk with one = of the=20 old timers.=20 Wim=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/5f/ef/4a/30/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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