<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Attend as many meetings, seminars, etc. = Ask, watch, take notes. The PTG is one of the best organizations I know that is = committed to helping those interested. I owe many of my techniques to the membership. = And...keep practicing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM" = title=Wimblees@AOL.COM>Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 22, = 2001 8:04 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: S&S tuning = pins...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 8/21/01 10:58:35 PM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A href="mailto:pianolover88@hotmail.com">pianolover88@hotmail.com</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">Can anyone tell me WHY Steinway & Sons elect to NOT = use tuning pin <BR>bushings??? It would certainly eliminate, or at the = very least GREATLY <BR>reduce "Flagpoling", which is a real hassle for = me. It simply takes a good <BR>20-30 minutes longer for me to tune a = Steinway, chiefly because of this <BR>problem. After tuning two Model "L's" = today, I proceeded to tune a couple <BR>of <BR>Yamaha Grands...it was like = swinging only ONE bat after warming up with <BR>THREE at a time! It was a = literal walk in the park. <BR><BR>Terry Peterson <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I = don't know why Steinway doesn't use bushings, but perhaps the problem isn't = <BR>with the lack of them, but with the technique you use. I don't have a problem = <BR>with flag poling. It does not take me longer to tune a Steinway, or other <BR>bushless pianos, than those with bushings. Without seeing how you = use your <BR>lever, I can't help you. But perhaps you should have a talk with = one of the <BR>old timers. <BR><BR>Wim = </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>