John, It occurs to me that the pins may not be 'mushy' but 'bendy' or 'twisty'. (I love this language!) If the string coils are way up in the air (more than 2mm or 1/8") then the pins are flagpoling which makes them extremely difficult to control. If the pins are truly tight then driving them down to the proper height can cause more aggrivation than solution. The best solution here is to get the strings settled in the way to like them and only you tune the piano. This is not really helpful but may help you understand the problem. I personally would prefer tighter controlable pins than loooser flapping in the breeze pins. Newton nhunt@rci.rutgers.edu
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