<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/21/01 10:58:35 PM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>pianolover88@hotmail.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">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.
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<BR>Terry Peterson
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<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.
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<BR>Wim </FONT></HTML>