JIMRPT wrote: > > The 1098 is a rather problematic instrument, as your question indicates. > While they take much more care than the usual instrument during tuning/service > they can be worked with. <snip> > Pin/string setting on the 1098 is, in my opinion, among the most > difficult of any instrument. Anything that you can do to improve string > movement/rendering will be helpful. Paying particular attention to hammer > position/technique will also pay dividends. I have found a similar problem with nine new Boston UP118S studio uprights that were purchased recently by the university. Since both 1098 and the 1098 pianos are a creation of S&S, perhaps there might be some connection? Most of the piano tunes up ok as far as setting the pins, but I have found the last two octaves to be a complete $(@*$(!! The pins seem to bend and flex quite a bit, and it is very tough to get the unisons set and stable. I have also found a second tuning is often neccessary. They seem to be very nice and durable instruments all-around, but this high-treble tuning thing is really discouraging. I guess I'll just have to keep fighting them, and hopefully they will settle down a bit with some use/age. Has anyone else made this observation? Just curious. Rob Goodale, RPT
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