Vertical tuning pins on upright

[Michael Gamble]

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Absolutely right, John. The conditions I was referring to was that in an =
earlier thread where many listers had debated whether, in fact, tuning =
pins did turn on their own, and it was this which caused pianos to go =
out of tune. I simply jumped on the band-wagon of having, in these =
"adjusters", irrefutable proof that this must indeed be the case! :-)
Michael G.(UK)
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: John Fortiner=20
  To: 'Michael Gamble'=20
  Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 3:31 PM
  Subject: RE: Vertical tuning pins on upright


  I can't see (read "imagine") these screw mechanisms turning on their =
own.  The must have a lot of help from the special tuning "lever" (a T =
design) that is/was provided with the instrument.  I've only tuned 4 or =
5 of them, and each time it has been 3 or more years between tunings.  =
All they really needed was a "slight tweaking" and, in a lot of cases, =
many of the wires were right where they belonged - in spite of going =
through seasonal changes (aka soundboard expansion and collapse).  I've =
never marked one of the screws to see if it really turns, but I =
seriously doubt that they do on their own.

  One thing I do know for sure - they are a total pain you-know-where to =
replace wire on.

  John Fortiner
  Billings, MT. USA

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Michael Gamble [mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk]
  Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 7:39 AM
  To: John Fortiner; pianotech@ptg.org
  Subject: Re: Vertical tuning pins on upright


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "John Fortiner" <JLFortiner@usadig.com>
  To: <staytuned@idirect.com>; <pianotech@ptg.org>
  Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 4:46 AM
  Subject: RE: Vertical tuning pins on upright


  >> And yes - as a rule - they stay very well tuned for a long period =
of
  >> time -
  > at least in my experience.
  Which gets us neatly round to the theories of pianos going out of tune
  because the tuning pins are turning... Yes?
  Michael G.(UK)
  > John Fortiner
  > Billings, MT.
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: staytuned@idirect.com [mailto:staytuned@idirect.com]
  > Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:58 PM
  > To: pianotech@ptg.org
  > Subject: Vertical tuning pins on upright
  >
  > In my early years in this business, I recall facing an upright piano =
with
  > vertical tuning pins on a screw-type mechanism. I remember that it =
took
  > some
  > cranking to change the pitch slightly.
  >
  > As I don't recall the make, does anyone know who the maker could =
have
  > been?
  >
  > It must have stayed tuned for a long time, for I haven't been called =
back
  > since!
  >
  > John Lillico, RPT
  > Oakville  ON
  >
  >
  >
  >



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