I have also heard such sounds sometimes during pitch raise, but never actually found anything damaged. I would think that the noice comes from the soundboard and not from the pinblock. If the the plate cracks it would sound like a gun shot - I have heard that in old Bechstein grands. Cy Shuster <cy@shusterpiano.com> skrev:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> I tuned a 1980's Wurly studio last August, and brought it up maybe 40 cents to pitch. I measured the pitch before tuning it this month, and this is one time that measuring really helped identify a problem. The bass was maybe five cents sharp, but after middle C, it dropped off to 80 cents flat. I use TuneLab for pitch raises, and as I got to about C5, I heard the unmistakeable sound of wood fibers letting go with each movement of the tuning hammer (torque was OK). The bridges were fine, so I looked over the top at the backposts. Each one is made of three sections of oak, and one joint had come unglued part way (about 1/4" deep): http://tinyurl.com/2rhoug (also see attachment) I've never heard such an immediate splitting noise in a backpost with raising pitch (and there wasn't much overpull at this point). I'm concerned about the pinblock separating, too, but its top is covered with veneer. What's the best way to unglue it to take a look? Just iron a damp cloth? Should I look for a plate crack, too? It seems that a couple three carriage bolts should do the trick. I could wick in some thin CA, too; I don't know if I could work epoxy in. Is there a better fix? --Cy-- </blockquote> <hr size=1> <table><tr><td>Stava rätt! Stava lätt! Yahoo! Mails stavkontroll tar hand om tryckfelen och mycket mer! Få den på <a href="http://se.mail.yahoo.com">http://se.mail.yahoo.com</a></td></tr></table>