My experience with the Wurlitzer electric piano is that adding solder to an existing tine is difficult to control and shouldn't, in most cases, be necessary. Loosening the screw and moving the tine in or out is usually sufficient for tuning. Tom Cole Ken & Pat Gerler wrote: > Fender/Rhodes: If the piano is use in playing jobs, stability depends > on the method of moving it. Laying it flat, the way it would be > played will make it very stable. If it is not moved, the reason it > will go out of tune is because a tine is getting ready to break. > > Wurlitzer: Uses metal reeds that are tuned by the amount of solder on > the end of the reed. Making the reed "lighter" by very slightly > shaving a bit of the solder will make it sharp. If you get it too > sharp, it is get the soldering iron out and add more solder. I could > go on with a page of do's and don'ts if anyone is interested. > > Ken Gerler > kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net
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