In a message dated 99-02-05 00:22:44 EST, you write: << The piano in question is an upright, not a grand. >> Dale, your original post on tuning instability is "right on" for the Steinway vertical - difficult to tune, but it sounds really nice when you're done (about half-again to twice as long as normal). I assume part of the problem is the long waste-length and friction through the v-bar and duplex. I don't attribute it to flag-poling pins. But I cannot explain why the Steinway vertical is not predictable in pitch compensating, requiring several passes in the mid/high treble, and sometimes ending up sharper than you left it after the first pitch raise. On a Wurlitzer studio (so many have the same problem - the only comparison to the Steinway) I have always assumed poor assembly (which may not be the reason) - probably not the problem with the Steinway. Anyone with a cure or a predictable pitch raise method for the Steinway vertical? Bill Shull University of Redlands, La Sierra University 25826 Davis Way Loma Linda, CA 92354 (909) 796-4226
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