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<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Terry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>An
other (less tiring) solution is to put pressure on the tuning lever at =
the edge
of the move and play the note till it goes exactly where you want, and =
the pin
eventually have moved a very tiny little bit.but well certainly the =
pitch easely
goes to high first.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Staying just under the moment where the friction of the =
pressure bar is
overridden gives a feel for the pin "give" ,so less guess and less move, =
sometime less string breaking , etc..</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
agree with the large upraise which is necessary to really move up on =
some pianos
, but I try to avoid it whenever possible.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Best</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=936474910-22082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B>
Farrell<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> dimanche 22 août 2004 =
11:44<BR><B>À :</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: Sweet Betsy =
from...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The S&S 1098 (45-inch studio) is =
well known to
have excessively tight tuning pins. Also the plate has no bushings, =
which pushes
the torque-inducing string coil 3/8 to 1/2-inch above the =
pinblock. So when
you go to try and make a small pitch adjustment with your tuning lever, =
instead
of the pin rotating in the block, you tend to simply have the pin bend =
over
(like a flagpole with a big flag in the wind). The of course when you =
release
your lever after you have tried to move the pin, it simply goes back to =
the
original pitch. I have found on these pianos that often, in order
to have the pitch of the string settle just one cent =
higher, you
have to make the pitch raise 20 to 50 cents!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tunepiano1@yahoo.com =
href="mailto:tunepiano1@yahoo.com">Clyde
Allen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 22, 2004 =
1:38
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sweet Betsy =
from...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hello Terry,</DIV>
<DIV>What does it mean..."1098-type flagpoling...". Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Clyde Allen<BR>Silver Spring, MD</DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Farrell <<A
=
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>>=
</I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px =
solid">Very
stable piano. Amazed me. I remember when I tuned it that I =
was<BR>concerned
whether the tuning would last long enough for me to cash the
check<BR>because the tuning pins are very tight and they did the
1098-type<BR>flagpoling. But I guess I did something =
right.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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