Unique Tuning Pin Coils

[Robert Wilson]

--- Bill Ballard <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net> wrote:
> At 5:44 PM -0400 9/28/01, Farrell wrote:
> >Anyway, this post is about tuning coils. I noticed
> two newer strings on the
> >piano in the treble (no, I did not put them on -
> they would be at least 3
> >years old). On both strings, the coil on the
> rear-most pin is wound in the
> >traditional manner, with the coil extending
> downward from the becket.
> >But on the forward pins, both strings were wound
> upward from the becket
> >- yes, that's right, the coils that were, the
> coils, thecoils are 
> >above the becket -
> >the only reason I noticed it was because the tuning
> wrench did not fit on
> >the pin very far. Now the coils on the downward
> coils were very sloppy and
> >were spread out from the becket to the plate. But
> the upward wound coils
> >were kind of OK, not real sloppy - quite a bit
> better than the others. I
> >guess maybe the dude figured it was easier to make
> a neat coil if you wind
> >it above the becket?????? Go figure!

Sounds like the customer has been doing some of his
own work!!!

Bob Wilson
London.

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