The grands aren't too bad with a lot of good prep work, but those verticals put the Baldwin tight pin syndrome to shame! :-) But Mark is a nice guy and will definitely work with you on any kind of real problem you might have! I really appreciate that. Avery At 03:55 PM 3/27/05, you wrote: >I feel ya on that, Avery - the shop I work for now carries the new Pearl >Rivers. >Bain. Of. My. Existence. >-ilex > >}-----Original Message----- >}From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On >}Behalf Of Avery Todd >}Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 3:29 PM >}To: Pianotech >}Subject: Re: Aha! was flat facts >} >} >}IMHO, there is no way on God's green earth that the tuning pins I "tried" >}to turn >}on 4 Pearl River verticals a couple of weeks ago are going to be turned >}backwards >}with the mere tension on the wire compared to the tension inside >}the block! >}No way! :-) >}I hurt and was wishing for an impact hammer when I got through! >} >}Avery >} >} >}>>I still go with turning pins, though. There is a natural, >}sustained tension >}>>on the pin from the string that would love to turn the thing >}>>counter-clockwise. Earth tremors, children thudding across the >}floor, sonic >}>>booms, moving the piano, and hovering ufo's would all put >}vibration into the >}>>system, however briefly, and the pin could jiggle just a a third >}of a skinny >}>>hair each time. But over the years ... >}> >}>Is that a guess, a supposition, or an opinion? Just asking, since >}the same >}>rules ought to apply to us all. >}>Ron N >}>_______________________________________________ >}>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >} >}_______________________________________________ >}pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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