1881-83 Steinway,#48638, image #2

[kam544@gbronline.com]

>... Try to tap on the head of the hammer with a hard wood mallet or
>something, and check if there is a different tone from the one with a
>hole and the one without it.

I've since left the piano and won't be able to conduct this experiment.

>... P.S. don't check the pitch with an EDT !
>Isaac O

OK

>Was some stringing braid after the tuning pins ?

Image #1 shows the tuning pin area just as I found it.

Cheers,

Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA