Fender Rhodes question

[Avery Todd]

At 05:49 PM 10/22/05, you wrote:

>>Hi Avery.
>>How do you slide the coil without touching the tine? The coils on 
>>both Rhodes I tuned were pretty tight.
>>I did try using a small flat head screwdriver to gently slide the 
>>coil as to not break the tines however my fingers seemed to work best.
>>What's the best technique?
>>Thanks in advance for your advice.
>>Aart
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>I tried tapping the coils with a screwdriver, but ended up grabbing 
>them with my fingers. Small movements are easy if you turn the coil 
>as you move it. It's been a while, but I don't recall any particular 
>problems with heat changing pitch. Maybe Avery has hotter phalanges 
>than I do, or I wasn't that picky then.

Well, I WAS a lot younger then! :-D

Seriously, though, I seem to remember something about there being a 
tool specifically designed for this. I used my fingers then, also, 
but I also had a little problem with the pitch staying where I wanted 
it. I like the hemostat idea, also. It seems like that would work fine.

Avery


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