Time to level pins, dress coils...?

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Diane,
              Pulling the coils up with a string hook is the way to go,
then tighten the coils by tapping them down with a Jim Bryant coil
leveller.  About 1 1/2hrs work.
Maybe Jim can jump in and tell you what issue his tool was shown in the T &
T section of the Journal.
You can tap the coils down to expose about 1/2 of the open side of the
becket hole.
Hope this helps'
Roger



At 01:50 PM 06/12/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear list;
>
>  Was called to tune a 1973 Story & Clark grand just before Thanksgiving for 
>a party.  Found the tuning pins at all different heights and the coils were 
>a mess.  Customer insisted parents bought the piano new in 1973 and it had 
>never been restrung, so I guess it came from the factory that way? The piano 
>was grossly flat and it turned out the party wasn't until Dec. 11 so I 
>talked them into having me straighten the coils and level the pins.  I 
>couldn't figure out what to charge them, but since I was just about to 
>string a piano, thought that I would know in a few days.
>
>  Turns out I don't string that way at all, but dress the coils after every 
>few pins and level after each section, so don't know how long it will take!  
>I would guess about 2-3 hours??  Anyone have any input on this for me?
>
>  Thanks!
>  Diane
>
>
>
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