>Happy Holidays from fridgid (it's all relative!) SW Fla. First off, I can't imagine how anyone could have a happy holiday with frigid relatives. I suppose it depends on who makes the egg nog. BTW, what's a nog? >I THINK I know how to set a tuning pin..this situation in this environment >is getting the best of me. I'm sure you do, but these things defy normal technique. Denial is built in at the factory, and I sure haven't found a cure that doesn't involve replacing blocks. Meanwhile, I rely heavily on lots of minute jiggling and torquing back and forth between major SNAPs to try to determine where I really am at torque/spring/tension equilibrium. If it settles where I want it, great. If not, I keep adding SNAPs until it either does, or I decide I'll never get closer if I stay till my next birthday. There just isn't any fine adjustment between SNAPs that will stay put. Notes creeping sharp mean that the pin was left torqued back past equilibrium in the first place, and the bottom of the pin never moved with that final adjustment. It has to SNAP to final position to be stable. Kind of like flipping a coin and having it land and stand on edge. Lots of fun. Muttering is good too. It doesn't improve stability much, but gives the impression of concerted effort to the casual onlooker. Ron N
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