Jumpy strings?

[Wilsons]

The ticks you hear are generally in the tuning pin.

Wally Wilson, RPT

Greg Newell wrote:

> Hi again,
>     Have any of you ever run into jumpy string? I've been tuning a
> Steinway B in a music school for quite a few years now and it's finally
> getting to the point where it's almost impossible to tune. Much of this
> depends on my mood too as to whether or not I want to screw with it.
> Just like jumpy pins you are nearing the point where you want the string
> and it jumpy too high or too low. The pin does, however, turn smoothly.
> I've tried teflon powder on the understring felt and other lubes at the
> agraffe to no avail. The feedback I get from my trusty rosewood tuning
> hammer says that the problem is near me not at the other end of the
> string. I hear something like ticks with the pitch rising if you can
> imagine that. Any ideas? I'm thinking restringing here if the school can
> get a grant for the money. I'm fairly sure that would cure the problem,
> I'd just like to understand it a little better. Feel free to share any
> insights, s.w.a.g. 's or the like.
>         Greg Newell