[CAUT] restrung D

[Keith Roberts]

I suspect pin coils when it is individual strings that drop. A coil that
looks good will still drop 5 cents in pitch when tightened. Sometimes the
string isn't in a straight line from the hitch to the bridge, across the
duplex.

Keith Roberts


On 4/6/07, Willem Blees <wblees at bama.ua.edu> wrote:
>
> In the p[ast 3 years I have restrung two D's that have a tuning
> stability problem. (original block). I've restrung other D's, but I
> don't see those pianos any more.
>
> One of them is in our Chorus room. I tune that piano once a week, and
> everytime there are at least a dozen or so strings that are off more
> than they should be. I haven't kept track of exactly which strings are
> off, but I don't think they are always the same ones. I've tappend,
> and set and pounded, but some strings still go out.
>
> The other D is in a large church, which I restrung it last year.
> Again, there are individual strings that go out. At first I attributed
> the problem with the way it is being played, and that there is an air
> vent up in the ceiling that blows directly on the piano. The problem
> has gotten so bad that they took that piano out of the sanctuary and
> are now using a 6' Yamaha. (the sanctuary seats about 3000.)
>
> So my question to those of you who have restrung more than 2 D's is,
> is there anything you do different stringing a D than you do when
> string a smaller grand? I have strung litterally hundreds of pianos,
> but I've never had a problem like this. Any suggestions will be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Wim
> Willem Blees, RPT
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> School of Music
> University of Alabama
> Tuscaloosa, AL USA
> 205-348-1469
>
>
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