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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert, I know this isn't going to =
really help you
out too much, but if misery loves company, you're not alone. Any time I =
tune a
piano with coils that high from the block or bushing, I have to be =
especially
careful not to "flagpole" the pins. I have found that in cases like =
that, it's
easier for me to stand and tune with the hammer parallel to the string. =
Takes
some more contorting of the ol' bod, but it's the only way I know to get =
a
really stable result. Hope that helps, other than that I can only say =
that I
hope somebody else has a better idea, then we could both benefit from =
the
discussion. </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=rrg@unlv.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.edu">Robert =
Goodale</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 15, 2002 =
3:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Flag poling Petrof =
pins?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I would like to inquire if anyone else has =
observed
excessive flag poling of Petrof tuning pins. The piano: Model =
III.
The place: Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The piano is heavily =
used for
moderate Jazz, (6-12 hours a day), in a lounge. The piano is =
tuned twice
per week.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Stability seems to be a problem. This piano =
has an
open faced pin block which means that the pins stand upright and do =
not lean
back as in a conventional design. The coils stand 1/4" -
3/8" above the block. The hypothesis is that the pins may =
be
bending excessively due to the high coils, making setting the pins =
more
difficult.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>A possible cure would be to simply set the pins =
deeper into
the block, although this is speculative theory, (particularly =
since this
is how it was designed). Additionally this would add friction to =
the
pins which may contribute or create a new problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Anyone experienced with this piano and had similar =
problems? If so what solution?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Alan Meyer, Associate</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Las Vegas, =
NV</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>