Steinway Vertical Tuning

[Michael Jorgensen]

jennfee@ibm.net wrote:
, any new
> insights/techniques for getting the strings and pins to stay where I
> want them 

This may not be new, but try pulling just to pitch without any overshoot
and backing off as is typically done on other pianos.  Pound hard only
with the tuning hammer removed from the pin.  You won't win a fight with
the stubbornest strings, so let fighters be and do two passes.   This
lets the string settle to where it wants so it can be coaxed to where
you want it.  IMHO These are strong willed pianos, but once coaxed into
submission, they stay well.

-Mike Jorgensen RPT
If you let this piano know your blood pressure is rising, it'll give you
all the more trouble.