Andrew Remillard wrote . . . And the finale one is the treble hitch pin field breaking off. This tends to be the loudest and most frightening. I had this happen once while tuning a spinet. I had just pulled my head up from looking at something under the key bed when it happened. As others have said, it does get your attention. -- That is where an Everett under warranty broke and the piano was replaced. I had, I believe, a Kimball Grand that had one hitch pin drilled too close to the edge of the opening. I had to drill a hole further in and all worked out OK. Ken Gerler Gerler Piano & Organ Service 12425 Parkwood Lane Florissant(Black Jack), MO 63033-4662 kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net 1-314-355-2339
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