Hi Patrick: If the M&H is very old, there could be a problem with the strings hanging up on the felt in the counter bearing area between the tuning pins and the Agraffes in the center section. You can avoid string breakage, if this is the case, by momentarily dipping the string pitch just slightly to break any corrosion that may be there. If you hear a little "chink" when you drop the pitch (approx. 1 beat) this would indicate a little risk of string breakage. With the greater change of elevation from the Agraffe to the tuning pin panel, there is more pressure on the counter bearing area. Any corrosion just accentuates the resistance to string movement. With no corrosion, this is a good feature, for it increases stability of tuning. Otherwise, there should be no problems tuning this fine piano. Some people have said that this is the finest piano ever designed. Jim Coleman, Sr. On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Patrick Greene wrote: > Howdy ya'll, > > I've got to tune a mason & hamlin grand today and I have never tuned one > before. Any tips or tricks to remember? > > Thanks! > > Patrick > > >
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