<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have a new S&S "D" that I need to measure the pin torque and I've been looking in all the literature I have, searched the pianotech archives and I have found no information on what would be acceptable ft/lb readings. Also, should I have the wire at the proper tension or should I get a reading with the wire removed? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm ashamed to say that I have never performed pin torque evaluation before. For a proper evaluation should I take readings in every gauge of the scale?  I really have no idea what the proper procedure is to give a understandable evaluation for the factory to use to determine the component condition. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The "D" is a Roger Williams instrument that was built this year and pin tightness is minimal to the point of almost untunable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help will be greatly appreciated. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Chadwick</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>