Thanks Paul for the reply. So a good position to tune would be when the tuning hammer is almost vertical to the strings? Correct me if I am wrong. Lim Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Powered by Gee! from StarHub -----Original Message----- From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc033 at earthlink.net> Sender: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:28:51 To: limhseng at gmail.com,<pianotech at ptg.org> Reply-To: pmc033 at earthlink.net, pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] SnS 45 upright Hi, Limhseng: These pianos don't have pin bushings, so the tuning pins will bend easily, especially if they are tight. If you put your tuning hammer in the same line as the strings, the pin bending won't affect the pitch very much. On an upright, that means keeping the hammer almost vertical. If you lubricate the bearing points, as someone suggested, you'll make the situation worse, since part of the problem is that there is too little friction over the bearings. Every little movement of the pin will affect the pitch. You must be able to move the tuning pins in very small increments. Most pianos are hard to tune in the high treble, and especially these Ste.'s with their design, they are very hard to tune accurately. Good luck. Paul Mccloud San Diego > [Original Message] > From: <limhseng at gmail.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 06/30/2011 8:52:01 PM > Subject: [pianotech] SnS 45 upright > > Hi, > I have difficulties tuning the last 2 octaves(high treble) of this model. Octaves and unisons were difficult to set and stay stable. Pins are good and the piano condition is still very good. Any comments appreciated. > Lim > Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld > Powered by Gee! from StarHub
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