A stubborn D?

[Phil Bondi]

The following has been pasted here..it was originally sent to my mentor,
but i thought I might try this forum and see if any ideas come from it.

Rook


Just got done with a Steinway D bringing it down to A=440 from 442..It
took 2+ tunings to get it to hold at 442..Octaves 5 & 6 were very
stubborn going up to 442 and coming back down to 440..more than i think
they should have been.

here's the question..the Stage Manager at this theater spent about 5
minutes with me today asking questions about this piano which I know
little about..he said that the biggest complaint with it has been it
will not hold a tune..without knowing the history of the piano, I told
him it was impossible to give him my honest opinion as to why this piano

won't hold a tune..I told him I would thoroughly check the piano and see

if I didn't see something obvious( i didn't)..this is the same piano I
tuned last year for Andre Watts..

There is alot of un-original wire on this D..
Some of the tuning pins have been pushed further into the block..

I want to know how much affect downbearing might have on this particular

problem..AND..can you tell me a way to check the soundboard to see if
there's something going on there that might prevent this piano from
cooperating..I'm thinking 'downbearing' only because there is alot of
new wire on this piano..new meaning not original.

Believe me when I say i am NOT crying..i spend 2 hrs. today bringing it
down from 440..it shouldn't take that long..i don't think.

hope you have a suggestion for me..i WANT this account..and I can have
it by simply keeping the piano in tune..sounds easy enough, right?!?!?