Sunday ramblings

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Mon Jan 22 11:16:00 MST 2007


> I like to show customers a new tuning pin that I keep in my case, and if 
> it's a grand, I pull the fallboard and show them the underside of the 
> pinblock.  Most customers are surprised at the friction fit, and grasp 
> the amount of work required to replace a bad block.  My emphasis with a 
> DC system is not tuning stability, but longevity of the piano.  I use 
> the seat belt analogy: a DC can only prevent humidity damage, it can't 
> repair it.
> 
> --Cy--

Are the pinblocks of your grands privy to the atmosphere under 
the soundboard?
Ron N


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