<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Kawai CA-40 tuning problems</title></head><body> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>Another strange problem has emerged on this piano. Anyone had the</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>strings pop out of the wrest-pin hole? Well that's the other problem.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>Were the strings used on this model somewhat annealed I wonder? Gosh!</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>Will it never end? Sounds like a re-string and a rim job.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000"><br></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">If the becket segment is not long enough, the coil may slowly 'unwind' or creep.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">Perhaps the stringer did not place the wire sufficiently into the hole during the</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">stringing process. Hence your predicament.</font>  Loosen the coils on a few to examine</div> <div>this wire length.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Another procedure would be to apply pressure on the speaking length by rubbing</div> <div>to coax the wire through the bridge pins to insure wire segment tension and rendering.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Are the loops all down to the plate at the hitch pins?  It would be a good idea to tap</div> <div>them down before rubbing. Also "squeeze" the loops at the hitch pins to reduce any</div> <div>chance of slippage/creep.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>