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<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT
color=#000080>List,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT color=#000080>Jim has some =
good advice
there - calling Eric is a good plan - great guy who knows his
stuff.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT color=#000080>I used to =
tune a few of
these, and for me the answer was to use the springing of the pin to my
advantage. The pins are long and very springy (with no plate =
bushings to
help support them), and the coils are often very high off the plate as
well. So the basic idea is to rotate each pin so that the
pitch is fairly sharp, then with the tuning lever straight up in =
the air
pull it towards you in small jerking motions to settle the pin and the =
string
down to pitch without turning the pin at all. Using good =
solid test
blows. Even with high V-bar friction this can allow small =
movements and
good fine tuning while leaving the pin and upper part of the string =
"loaded" so
that the pitch will not drop in hard playing. If the pitch =
of the
string wants to pop sharp on a test blow, then don't turn the pin quite =
so far
sharp before springing the pin for final tuning. If it still wants =
to pop
flat on a test blow, try starting with it sharper.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT color=#000080>This worked =
well for me
on the Steinway 1098s that I used to service regularly. =
See if
it works for you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT color=#000080>Don =
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=093383422-16092003><FONT
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original =
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jim
Busby [mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 16, =
2003
12:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> College and University =
Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
Tuning Steinway Verticals<BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">List,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’ve =
got 12 brand new
1098s and they do tune up better than before the modification made =
three years
ago. Call </SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Arial =
color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial">Eric
Schandall</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Arial =
color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: =
Arial"> and he
will give you some “tricks” to tuning them. (Really. And =
no, that doesn’t
include dropping them off a cliff) they are vastly improved over the =
ones we
all know and hate to tune.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Busby</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Arial color=navy =
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BYU<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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