<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>List:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I just tuned a Baldwin acrosonic that by S/N was 15 years old, but it appeared to be older.</DIV> <DIV>My question revolves around the attached picture ( as best I could draw the problem ).</DIV> <DIV>The strings A2, A#2, G2, G#2, F2,F#2 and C3 all broke when doing an 80-100 cent pitch raise.</DIV> <DIV>I warned the owner that I could tune it to less than A440 to help reduce string breakage but she wanted it at A440 so she could play with other instruments.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All the strings were on the bottom row of tuning pins, which creates a steeper angle to the Vbar.</DIV> <DIV>The angle to the Vbar was so great, that the last coil on the pin was trying to cut across the previous adjacent coil on the tuning pin.  ( see pic ).</DIV> <DIV>It appeared to me THAT is why the strings broke, each one right at the pin coil.</DIV> <DIV>It did NOT appear that the pins were pounded in, creating a steeper angle.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My question is:</DIV> <DIV>Is this normal pin / string coil configuration for acrosonics?</DIV> <DIV>has anyone seen this before, and what might the problem and fix be?</DIV> <DIV>I'm sure someone on here knows the answer !</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks much</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave McKibben</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>