Jay, First, congratulations on becoming a new member! Hope to meet you in person in Reno at the Annual Convention. I have pondered this problem for some time. My mentor, Jimmy Gold, thought that it was because that was the last pin he tuned, it did not get settled as well as the other two. I have tried a variety of muting/tuning schemes which have led me to believe there may be some validity in his thesis. If this is not the last string you tune it obviously does not apply. I do find it harder to set the bottom pin on an upright primarily because it is more difficult for me to get the short length of string between the tuning pin and the pressure bar to render. If you figure this one out, please let me know! Best, Dale Dale Probst, RPT Member, TEAM20001 PTG Annual Convention Reno, NV --July 11-15, 2000 email: wardprobst@cst.net (940)691-3682 voice (940) 691-6843 fax TEAM2001 website: http://www.equaltemperament.com/PTG/ -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jay Mercier Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 7:38 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: tuning question List, I notice lately that when I perform a major pitch raise (today, it was one that was 3 whole steps flat), by the time I'm done with the fine tuning just under 2 hours later the unisons in the mid to upper treble range go out just a tish, and about 90% of the problem is that the bottom pin (upright) is always just a tish sharp compared to the other two pins of the unison. Almost always I have to go back and lower every bottom pin to match the remaining two unisons. Can this be avoided? Any thoughts on this is appreciated. Jay Mercier New Associate Member Glenwood, MN _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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