<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Alan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Try gently blocking each hammer to the = string and with the dampers raised plucking the string to identify if all of the = unison is in contact equally with the string to hammer fit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If there are ones that ring out on an = upright, you can either influence the string up or down,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>or remove felt from the crown of the = string that is blocking. If you still have a whine, it might be caused by  uneven = speaking lengths due to bad bridge notching. Or even DREAD you might even have to = consider replacement of the string.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Strange sounds from the first to to = three plane wire unisons at the bass tenor break are always the hardest for me to = tune arround.</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"><FONT lang=0 face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>