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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to ask a question about how the tuning
hammer should be used to achieve a stable and accurate tuning. I understand that
one has to turn the tuning pin with the hammer so that the string is slightly
above pitch, and then ease it back down into position, presumably to eliminate
any self-twisting of the pin that could occur afterwards, causing the
string to go out of tune. I guess this is because the tuning pin is
flexible and the twisting at the bottom of the pin where it is seated in
the pin block lags the twisting at the top of the pin over which the tuning
hammer is placed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question is, how much should one tune the
string above pitch before easing the pin back down? Should it be a
few cents, cycles or what? I find it interesting that the tuning pin
is that flexible because it seems to be made of rigid steel. I would expect the
twisting effect of something that rigid to be minute, but enough to cause a
string to go out of tune if the incorrect hammer technique is used. I have found
that on my own piano, I can turn the tuning hammer a noticeable amount
without a change in pitch, until I reach a point where it does start to
change. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for your advice. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert Finley</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>