Mike and John, Thanks!<br><br>Mike, that's a good thing to check for (if in fact it's actually considerably flatter than the rest of the piano!) I probably would not have thought to check it, particularly since it's an upright and it takes a conscious effort to look at the far end of the string.
<br><br>John, I considered that it may be a loose pin, and I'll check that first when I get there (and I'll have CA handy, JIC.) I guess I'll know a lot more once I actually <SEE> the piano!<br><br><br>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/31/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mike Kurta</b> <<a href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">mkurta@adelphia.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> Hi Paul:</font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> I had the same thing happen on
a S&S "M". Install a new bass string and within a week or two I had to
retune. This happened several times within the space of a month until I
discovered the loop on the hitch pin end of the string was slipping! It
made it impossible to keep the tension on the string up to pitch as it kept
getting longer and longer. The string maker S----F, replaced it with no
question. Can't remember if it was a universal or not, but in this case it
wouldn't have mattered.</font></div>
<div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> Mike
Kurta</font></div></div>
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