Very interesting question--

[John Ross]

Obviously, I was meaning pinblocks that would hold a tune.
If it won't hold the tension, why even tune it in the first place, without remedying the problem.
If it can't be fixed, charge for a service call.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robin Stevens 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:57 PM
  Subject: Re: Very interesting question--


         John the Chinese pianos of that era were notorious for having VERY bad pin blocks. A lot of the owners of these pianos at the time were given their money back by the retailer because of the untunable pin blocks. The symptom was, when pulling the string up and taking your hand off the Lever the pin would spin back!!!! and you say to pull it up 100 cents? sheeesh!

        Robin Stevens 


        Why did you not do a pitch raise?
        I always take pianos to A440, unless there are special circumstances.
        John M. Ross
        Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
        jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Robin Stevens 
        To: Pianotech List 
        Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 5:14 PM
        Subject: Re: Very interesting question--


               I had the Lord Mayer of a small town call me and say proudly that his "never been tuned" Chinese Pearl River he bought in the 1950's needed tuning. According to his ear only a couple of notes needed tuning!!!
              It had dropped a full semitone but no unisons had gone completely berserk. I tuned it to A415, but I am not holding my breath waiting for the next tuning.[--((

              Robin Stevens
                
                     
             

       
               
       
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