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no wonder it never caught on! The strings totally get in the way of the tool. Bad design.<br><br>Terry Peterson<br><br><hr>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Subject: Re: Strange tuning system<br>Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:09:52 -0400<br>From: wimblees@aol.com<br><br><wbr>This is very similar to the old screw stringer used by Mason & Hamlin. The tool is also used to adjust capstan screws. <br>
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<div style="clear: both;">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br>
Piano Tuner/Technician<br>
Honolulu, HI<br>
808-349-2943<br>
www.bleespiano.com<br>
Author of <br>
The Business of Piano Tuning<br>
available from Potter Press<br>
www.pianotuning.com</div>
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From: Kerry Cooper <brispiano@optushome.com.au><br>
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 1:51 pm<br>
Subject: Strange tuning system<br>
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<div class="EC_MsoNormal">Have any of you seen this type of tuning system. It was used by a manufacturer in Toowoomba Australia. The tool in the photo is used to tune.</div>
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