My piano has a nice easy feel on the block. Problem is getting notes to STAY... :) --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > The crack in the soundboard will have not effect on > tuning. The only bad thing a crack can do is buzz. > > If you have a Baldwin with a real tight modern > Baldwin-type pinblock, I would suggest trying to > find another piano to learn tuning on. Any > proficient tuner should have not major problem with > a tight block, but it does take a little experience > and IMHO, definately not for the beginner. > > To move these tight pins requires a very short, > quick, controlled yank on the tuning lever. With > practice you can make the pin move and only bring it > up a few cents (or less). When beginning one tends > to give a long even pull on the tuning lever (at > least I started that way). With a real tight pin, > this will result in the string going up a quarter to > a half note - you'll never get it like that. > > If you start on a piano that has an easy block - not > too loose, nor too tight - you can start with your > slow steady pull and have success. With > experimentation you will learn how to give the pin > the short, tiny pulls that result in pin, but > perhaps only raise the pitch a half-centmovement (I > actually do this very slowly, but most of the time I > am pulling, I do not move the pin, but wait being > very observant, for just the slightest movement). > After learning how to do this on an easy block, then > one can move to the nightmare Baldwin epoxy > pinblocks. I'm not kidding about these things - they > are really tough! > > Good luck Laura! > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Van Der Rhoer" <laurav1@mac.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 11:47 AM > Subject: String Replaced > > > > Now that the Middle C string has been replaced, > here is what the technician > > thought about my Baldwin: he said it was "not > undangerous" to tune because > > the pins are quite tight, but when they move they > move a great amount > > unexpectedly. He thought I probably had that > happen. > > > > Kevin Ramsey, you suggested that Baldwins are > famous for tight pinblocks > > (and both you and Terry Farrell thought that that > was the reason for the > > cracking sounds) -- sounds spot on. But then > suddenly the pin moves a lot, > > the technician said, and that's when it gets > tricky. > > > > Apparently, there are also two or more cracks in > the soundboard, which were > > repaired earlier, but he also suggested it makes > string breakage more > > possible; somehow to do with getting the piano > pitch to A 440, which was > > done two weeks before, but makes for tricky > tuning. Too advanced for me, > > I'm afraid. > > > > Thank you, Dave Nereson, for your description of > the many different reasons > > why strings break. > > > > Thanks also to Greg Newell (on tapping bridge > pins), and Keith Roberts (on > > buying a micrometer and replacing strings). > > > > Incidentally, the technician replaced the string > in about 20 minutes; the > > Middle C string passes under the bass strings, > which makes the process a > > little harder and takes a little more finesse. > (It's also much more > > difficult to reach the bridge pins, since they lie > under the bass string > > section, in order to tap them in.) However, he > noticed the bridges were > > made with a graphite treatment/layer for the > strings to pass over them with > > less friction. I asked him to lubricate them, but > he didn't see the need > > given the graphite layer on the bridges. Baldwin > evidently has a clever > > feature there! > > > > Thanks to all, > > > > Laura > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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