I have tuned a few pianos with a handfull of tuning pins on each that snap: I pull, pull harder, pull really hard, and BANG! It sounds like the string broke, but, after my heart stops pounding, the string is OK, and not significantly changed in pitch. These otherwise excellent pianos are all grands without tuning pin bushings. There must be a way to fix this. My theory, which I am hoping you can confirm, is that these few pins are rubbing and binding on the plate. The pins seem off-center, and closer to the plate than others, but it is hard to see down in the gap to know for sure. Is it possible to pull out the tuning pin, drill the cast iron slightly larger with a hand drill (letting the chips fall through the open hole in the pinblock), and reinstall the pin? Are there any pitfalls? Is this something anyone does? If the holes don't go all the way through the block, is there a cool way to keep the chips out? I don't recall seeing this in print. I suppose the next question would be: How do you get the owner to pay for it, since it won't have a noticable impact on the touch, tone, etc, (though a few notes may be in better tune). Greg Graham Graham Piano Service Brodheadsville, PA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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