<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How about when rather than the usual = left, center and right strings being wound around the top, center, and bottom = tuning pin, respectively, the left, center and right strings are wound around = the center, left and bottom tuning pins, respectively.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not only is it difficult ot set = properly, it really throws you for a loop when you turn that darn pin a half-tune with no = change in pitch!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Sorry, no answers for = you.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <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=piano57@flash.net href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">Barbara = Richmond</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 14, = 2004 5:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Overlapping = strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gone are the days when I only worked = on good pianos!  A lot of good techniques have = come along since I was on maternity leave.  I've checked the archives for the = subject of Protek on strings and read a great deal, but didn't see this = particular case mentioned:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This past week I tuned a Cable Nelson = console which suffered from a case of strings that overlap in the tuning pin = section, making it a tad difficult to set unisons (or anything else for that matter).  You know, you get one string set, tune the next, and it = throws the previous one off again.  Grrr.  Would it help to dab a = bit of Protek on them?  Would it be too risky being that close to the pinblock?  Has anyone done this before?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There nothing like starting up a = business again,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, = IL.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>