Leveling Coils Again

[Gordon Holley]

Thanks to all for the responces on my query.
Some added comments:
	Terry Farrell , your picture of the rusty pins and wire come real 
close.  No rust in this piano but the leveling of the strings looks 
very familiar.  Some pins had 2 coils, some 3 and 4.
	I'll get in touch with Joe and get one of the coil lifter/pin 
drivers, good suggestion. And thanks for the other information. 
 And thanks also Joe Goss.

	Richard Brekne,  My criteria for saying the pins were too high above 
the plate is:  Even with the lower coils not being pulled up level 
under the becket, the bottom coil string layed at an angle from the 
pin down to the bearing bar.  I didn't measure the height above the 
plate to the top of the pin, but had the third and second coils been 
pulled up there would have been a very dramatic angle.
	And thanks for the rest of the information.

Joe Garrett, Yes, the impact coil setter is what I was refering to.
A scanned picture of your modification to the coil setter would be 
benificial, And thanks for your information.

I'll be back to tune this piano again in May 2004 and I wanted to be 
prepared to make good recommendations on fixing this piano.
This retired husband and wife do have the "bread" to lay out for the 
work.  They were very interested in my initial comments on what I saw 
as being less than good workmanship from the previous "tooner".
Especially when she had it restrung 20 years ago,  wrote the check 
and didn't tell her husband. I doubt that he even has any idea what 
the guy charged them.  Oh well,  I've logged in another customer on 
my list.

Many thanks to all.
Regards, Gordon Holley