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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To clarify what I meant by hard pin =
setting. What
I'm trying to describe about my technique is this. After getting the pin =
in the
correct position, with the pitch "sharp", I like to flex the pin "not
flagpoling", downpitch to the perfect unison.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have always felt that the resistance =
felt during
this downpitch flex should be moderate. In other words, just a little =
more
pushing down and the whole pin will turn, but it takes great effort to =
pull the
pin back up-pitch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My thinking is that =
I don't want
the string to be able to pull the pin down any further, because I have =
already
pounded it in with moderate flex downpitch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I was just wondering =
if I might
be "flexing" the pin downpitch too much, and therefore the pin "unwinds" =
after I
leave and pulls the pitch sharp. I am now trying to set the pins with a =
lot less
"flex", like at the beginning of resistance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does this make sense? Anyhow, I =
appreciate all your
advice!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Benny L. Tucker<BR>Precision Piano Tuning & =
Repair<BR>Thomaston,
Ga.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com" =
title=Wimblees@aol.com>Wimblees@aol.com</A>
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<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, February 19, =
2003 11:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Setting them =
pins!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Arial =
lang=0 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 2/20/03 3:46:34 AM !!!First =
Boot!!!, <A
=
href="mailto:precisionpiano@alltel.net">precisionpiano@alltel.net</A>
writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">So, my question this time, "How hard to you guys and =
gals set
the pins"?<BR>And do you feel confident with it's holding
power?<BR><BR>Thanks for your input!<BR><BR>Benny L. =
Tucker<BR>Precision
Piano Tuning =
&Repair<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Benny<BR><BR>Setting the pin
is not something that is considered "hard." So I don't know exactly =
what you
are saying when you say your setting the pin hard. The strings, yes, =
you
should hit the key hard, so that the string will settle down, and be =
rendered
over all the pressure points. <BR><BR>But to set the pin, your doing =
the right
thing, by releasing the tension. But you might want to do one more =
thing. When
the string is "there," and you've released the tension on the pin, =
just wiggle
the tuning hammer a little. Don't put pressure on the pin, and don't =
bend it.
But with your fingers, just lift up the handle of the hammer and =
wobble it up
and down. (or back and forth on a vertical). That is all there is to =
setting
the pin. <BR><BR>And as far as your tunings staying or not. Although =
setting
the pin and the string will make it more stable, if a piano is out =
after
several months, especially after the winter we've just had, it isnot =
anything
you did wrong. All of our pianos went haywire this winter. <BR><BR>Wim =
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