A lesson learned

[David Ilvedson]

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That's called the school of hard knocks...and no good deed goes=
 unpunished.  

David I.






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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
 
 
 
 


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