<HTML>In a message dated 12/29/2002 8:02:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, bigda@gte.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">  How small a move can you make and still move the whole pin? </BLOCKQUOTE> I remember someone telling me,think of a gear turning,and you want to be able to move it,one tooth at a time.This really helped me,to barely tweak a note.It also takes me about 45 to 60 minutes to tune,depending on the instrument.It really does'nt take any longer for a concert tuning,as my instruments are usually very dead on,because of the number of times I tune them. I also like to think, I set one pin as good as the next,no matter what piano I'm at,everyone gets the same effort. Best, Hazen Bannister</HTML>