<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 11/4/2005 9:39:51 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Couttss@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Dear List;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any hints on the procedure to tune an 1874 Steinway Square Grand in supposedly good shape.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Don Coutts</DIV> <DIV>Associate Member</DIV> <DIV>Chicago Chapter </DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Hi Don,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've done a total of 1 square in my life, and it was an 1875 Steinway i= n great shape.  The (probably) original oblong tuning pins had been repla= ced with square ones.  I didn't find it tremendously physically difficult.  But of course, I had plenty of forewarning from many on thi= s list.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ric Brekne suggested that I tune  a "Broadwood's Best" temperament.  And I noted that written somewhere on the plate (sorry, forget where) was the suggested pitch.  If I recall correctly, it was 436.  It had been close to 440 when I arrived, but decreasing the tensi= on and tuning in the suggested historical temperament gave the piano a really s= weet sound.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I actually enjoyed the experience.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Good luck!  Hope this helps,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>