Hi, I was tuning a 30's Bluther yesterday, which was easy to tune. That has both a half round by the agraffes in the middle section and then in the top two sections has half rounds and bearing felts (1" width) as there is more string length between agraffe and tuning pin. That Bluther was imported all those years ago and soon going back overseas to UK. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: Jon Page To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 1:05 PM Subject: Re: Agraffe tuning easier or not? ... The difference in tuning between the agraffe and capo sections I think is the counter bearing felt in the tenor section. This felt offers more friction than a metal counter bearing bar and as such the capo section is easier to tune. I've replaced this felt with a half round brass bar on a Baldwin R last year and tuning is easier in that section. Would the piano gods send me spinets for eternity when I install a brass counter bearing bar in the tenor section of a S&S L this summer ? I have a few pianos I would be happy to burn in sacrifice to appease them if necessary. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net http://www.stanwoodpiano.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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