[CAUT] restrung D

[John Ross]

Could it be a pinblock problem?
Did you ream for consistency?
Possibly you should have gone up two sizes of pin.
Or did you?
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Minor" <jminor at uiuc.edu>
To: "caut" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: [CAUT] restrung D


> Wim,
>
> I've had similar problems with a restrung B. I suspect part of the problem 
> is due to the high volume of air flowing around the piano from the air 
> handler fan speed. Fresh air from outside is required to keep air healthy. 
> My situation worsened after the building had fans upgraded and outside 
> dampers improved to bring in MORE fresh air.
>
> Another possible cause is loose bridge pins caused by the extremely dry 
> air in commercial buildings in the winter. I'm planning on doing an 
> experiment with epoxy in bridge pins in one section to see if things 
> improve.
>
> Good luck! This can be extremely frustrating! One of my secret fears is 
> that people will think I don't tune the piano at all, *OR* that I do a 
> lousy job!! : (
>
> John Minor
> University of Illinois
>
>
> I
>