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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma> Also check to see that the
hitch pin end of the string is not slipping due to a loose twist. I had
this happen once on a new string. Mark the string with a felt pen and
watch to see if there is a change making the string longer under
tension.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma> Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 06, 2012 1:35
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Won't stay in
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Noah, check that the becket is not pulling out. If the
string is not inserted all the way thru the Tuning-pin hole it will withdraw
under tension.
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<DIV>On Dec 5, 2012, at 1:15 PM, <A
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-0500<BR>From: Noah Frere <<A
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Subject:
[pianotech] Won't Stay in Tune<BR>Message-ID:<BR><SPAN
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href="mailto:CABKkihoKiQ4d+ocUwbt92Gd6=ADjkWrrqaU4JR2kW4g2MMt3Tg@mail.gmail.com">CABKkihoKiQ4d+ocUwbt92Gd6=ADjkWrrqaU4JR2kW4g2MMt3Tg@mail.gmail.com</A>><BR>Content-Type:
text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR><BR>I just restrung a 1908 Whitney 3/4
plate tall Upright, with new bridge pins<BR>epoxied in using a syringe, ad
4/0 tuning pins. The pins are tight. I<BR>repeat, the middle string on F#6
has a TIGHT tuning pin, tight bridge pins,<BR>and a tight hitch pin. The
string wraps around and comes up the right side<BR>as the right
string.<BR><BR>Sounds good, right? No - that note (and the center string of
A#7) will not<BR>stay in tune for even 4 seconds! You can just hear it drop
as you strike<BR>the string, like a miracle (or the opposite thereof.) The
other notes,<BR>including the outside strings of F#6 and A#7 are
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