<!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 5.50.4616.200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Get Ken Burtons's book "Different = Strokes" I think that is the title.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tunenbww@clear.lakes.com href="mailto:tunenbww@clear.lakes.com">Paul</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> Wednesday, August 22, = 2001 7:44 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: S&S tuning = pins...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@AOL.COM href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</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> 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="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" 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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>