Weird Tuning Pattern

[Newton Hunt]

Dear Zen,

You write such LONG letters!

Forgive me for not writing sooner, but the length of the last missive
was intimidating.

On the above subject, did you take any bearing measurements?  It is
dificult to imagine anything that could cause the high end to go up and
the tenor to go down, but I suspect bearing or maybe plate movement, as
in untight rim and webbing screws.

Next ime check the bearing, the tone, the screws and if you have a
bubble bearing gauge use it in a few places.

I have had pianos do crazy things like this for no obvious reason but
turn out to be fine later on.

Well, I hbave long term disability now.  It amounts to about $1750 a
month, which is't much but it is something, and I can continue to tune
now and then and have action work I can play at in the garage.  It is
nice to have the time to do really nice work and to give awaysome of my
timethat I did not have before.

I am sure that Bill is feeling better by now.  I still envy your train
ride.  What a way to see the country.  They didn't plant trees along
side the tracks like around interstates, from which you can see nothing
of the surrounding countryside.

Nice to have a physicist in the family.  The physics of sound, of
materials like metal and plastic and wood as subjects of great interest
to use all.  One area os mystery are the dynamics of piano hammers.  We
know how they are made, something about voicing, etc.  We need to know
more.

Philidelphia is more or less a two hour drive from New Brunswick.  Just
get onto route 95 and get off at exit 9.  You must come here for a visit
and exchange of ideas and experiences.  You are welcome to stay here for
as long as you can.  So, don't go there witghout coming here.

Well, the initial rush of the new year (Sept to May) is over so you
should be able to get some interesting projects going.  I have an old
Steinway K52 in the garage I just baught new butts for.  I now need to
get to the drill press and bore a set of hammers I have from Isaac for
it and get them installed.  I am going to set the keys out in the sun to
bleach a little then a good regultion and it should be ready for sale. 
The finish is not good, but otherwise it will be an ecdellent piano. 
Many musicians do not like the touch of uprights, but I am thinking that
thney reason for that is inertia.  Most uprights have very little
because of the lack of weights in the keys and light action parts.  My
thinking is that if one where to put lead in the front and the back of
the keys the touch may closer approach that of a grand.

I am so pleased that Sheila is busy.  There was a long while there where
business was much too slow.  I hope she found some time to sail before
the boat needs to be pulled out of the water.

jI have been thinking of going to the NE regional as well.  Mostly to
drag a student and friend along to her first conference to get her
hooked.  If you are going I will make it a point to go and hope you will
stop by here on your way back home.

Let me know when you will be in my area.

Have a good one.

	Newton 
	nhunt@jagat.com

I find that piles of paper propagate endlessly, but if you let it sit
around of a month or so it becomes too late to do anything so throw it
out.  Where does all that junk come from!!!.