<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1479" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Hull said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>This was my first square to tune.  It had just = been<BR>rebuilt and purchased from another state.  I took my<BR>daughter to play the keys.  That sort of worked.  It's<BR>hard to get someone else = to play the keys and<BR>intervals like you want.  The torque on the pins = was<BR>off the scale.  I would think 200+, so, very hard = to<BR>manipulate.  I hope those will loosen up with<BR>subsequent tunings.   A = couple of hammers grazed<BR>strings on adjacent notes and there wasn't time to fix<BR>those"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Bob et al,</DIV> <DIV>It is my fervant wish, that this sort of "rebuilding" would simply = go away, but alas, there is always some yahoo, out there, that thinks = "Rebuilding" is a "do-it-yerself"/simple matter! Grrrr! It's unfortunate that you had to = suffer that. AND, pity the poor "pianist" that had to try to entertain with = such a mess. Truly Saddens me. I think this is one of the main reasons the = Squar Grand has gotten a "Bad Rap". When Restoration is done properly, these = instruments are truly a delight, albeit different. The sound of a properly restored = Square or Square Grand is a trip down a unique historical path. I know I'm = "preaching to the choir", so don't think I'm chastising any of you, because I'm not. = It's just sad. :-(</DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Best regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>