Hi I have no answers for you. but . . . . yesterday I tuned a Chinese Hardman grand. The pins were tight, but so spongy feeling that I felt like I was bungie-tuning. Awful! Denise On Feb 24, 2010, at 9:15 AM, Williams, James wrote: > Dear members: > > I have recently purchased several new pianos and discovered during the initial tunings what I believe to be minimal tuning pin torque. The pins feel “spongy” and difficult to set. Is there an industry standard for pin torque, and if so, what should that torque value be in inch pounds? Any data on this subject would be greatly appreciated. > > Sincerely, > > James Williams, RPT > Dallas Chapter > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100224/3b2585af/attachment.htm>
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