Jumpy pins in new Kawai

[Ron & Lorene Shiflet]

As for the jumpy pins, they are usually the result of an overly tight 
pinblock.  Enjoy it while it lasts as Kawai pinblocks are usually shot at 10 
years.  Cliff Geers used to recommend pulling the jumpy pin and applying 
varnish to the hole to eliminate the jumps.

regards

Ron




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Mulik" <tubist@swbell.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:41 PM
Subject: Jumpy pins in new Kawai


>I just tuned a brand new Kawai UST-8, right out of the box, on the showroom
> floor.  Both pins for A2 were very "jumpy."  My immediate reaction was 
> that
> the pinblock might be cracked, but could something else cause this?
>
> Also, why do grands bear the name "K. KAWAI" while uprights just have
> "KAWAI" without the initial K?  Is it just marketing, like maybe the 
> initial
> is supposed to make it look fancier?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Mulik
>
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