---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The scenario: a nice teacher, not wealthy, with a well-worn Steinway M from 1916. The job: tune, repin hammer flanges in bass octave and treat with protek to slow the inevitable onslaught of verdigris. Finished quickly with repinning, I played the lower octave, and it sounded incredibly tubby. All of the monochords were deadish, while the neighboring bichords still had some life to them. I had a little time, so I figured I'd twist the monochords. The mistake: loosened the strings 3/4 to a full turn of the pin, but when I got to C#1, the coil broke at the becket. An anomaly, thought I. Loosened the remaining strings less, but still managed to brake another coil at the becket. Lesson learned: Large diameter old wire, like a large diameter old person, is not very flexible. Half a turn of the tuning pin should loosen the string adequately to give it an extra twist. The outcome: Dunno yet, but I'm going to try to talk her into replacing all of the monochords at a very reduced price. Sometimes you learn things the hard way, but those lessons are the most thoroughly learned, eh? Dave Stahl ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c5/00/8e/21/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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