Trouble setting string

[David ilvedson]

A good way to check your tuning pin for "no torque" is a slight 
pressure both directions with the same slight tuning change, 
i.e. beat rate and with release it returns.  If one direction has 
more of a change in tension the torque is turning the string 
that way and the pin will eventually come to rest with an out of 
tune string.  

David I.

From:           	JIMRPT@AOL.COM
Date sent:      	Sun, 26 Dec 1999 21:54:43 EST
Subject:        	Re:  Re: Re: Trouble setting string
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
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> In a message dated 12/26/1999 9:31:10 PM, you wrote:
> <<<<<<"As with tuning any piano, your last motion with the hammer should be
> 
> 'up'
> Jon; ">>>>>>
> 
> 
> <<<<"Interesting observation. Care to elucidate? :-)
> 
> Jim Bryant (FL)">>>>
> 
> 
> <<"I almost agree with Jon.  I am finding many times the last motion of the
> 
> pin is "up" 
> Ric ">>Mctune
> 
> Ric, Jon;
>  I don't have a quarrel with whether the pin setting is done with an "up" or 
> a "down" motion....as long as the pin/string is truly set :-) As long as the 
> pin is not torqued, i.e has an unrelieved twist, either method will work 
> fine.  Personnaly I prefer leaving the pin with a "down" motion and allow the 
> torque/twist to keep/bring the thingee where it ought to be............on 
> some pianos though this just flat won't work and then your technique has to 
> be altered to what will work.
> Jim Bryant (FL)
> 
> 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net