<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ahh yes, the ol' plate screw tightening trick.  = Duh!  I've been in this business for numerous years as a tuner and = a rebuilder and I didn't even think of that!  We'll check that one = right away.  If that is the problem I'm going to feel pretty = silly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The piano is tuned twice a week by Alan = Meyer.  Alan has been tuning pianos on the strip for over 20 years.  We = work closely together on a variety of projects.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rob Goodale RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>LasVegas, NV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></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"><FONT size=3>I had a Yam C7 that = would be wildly out of tune every few months.  Yamaha recommended letting down = the tension and tightening the plate/pinblock screws.  I did this and = the screws turned about an 1/8th of turn.  The piano has been solid since...15 years or so.  Consider at least snugging the plate = screws and plate/pinblock screws even if you don't let down the tension.  = Check the bridge/string seating.  </DIV> <P align=left>Who's tuning this?  You or the apprentice?</P> <P align=left>David I.</P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>