Jay, Some (most?) of the Steinway verticals have a reputation of being very difficult to tune well. The last time this was discussed here, a lot of ire surfaced. I guess we just do the best we can. If I really don't want to see the piano again, I suggest the client may want to look for another technician who might be more experienced with that model. Unfortunately I can't recommend names, because I don't want to turn my friends into enemies. Regards, Clyde Jay Mercier wrote: > Last week I tuned a 45" Steinway console dated from the early '60s. It was > the most stressful tuning I've ever encountered in years. > > There were many high treble pins that wouldn't stay put - they would bounce > around like nothing I've encountered before. I lowered the pitch just > slightly, no matter how much I'd overshoot the pitch flat, many pins would > just bounce right back up! > > Equipped with a D.C. unit, and striking the keys very hard, these pins just > wouldn't settle. Pins were tight, no visible problems in the soundboard or > bridge. The owner was getting irritated that the tuning took a bit over 2 > hours. I didn't want to tell her what I thought of her precious "Steinway." > > Have any of you tuned similar Steinway consoles with similar circumstances? > > Jay Mercier > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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