slipping becket?

[David Skolnik]

Paul -
I'm not understanding this.  Can you determine whether the becket is full 
length?  Can you SEE evidence that the becket is moving?  Have you tried 
squeezing it with pliers or other tool?

David Skolnik


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Chick (EarthLink)" <tune4@earthlink.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:58 PM
>Subject: slipping becket?
>
> > Hi members
> > Tuned a Kawai RX 6 today. Beautiful!; but the string on E5 would slip out
>of
> > tune--go flat from repeated forte blows.  It's the only note to do it.
> > Everything looks fine.  I suspect maybe the becket is moving out of the
> > tuning pin?!?  Any one ever encounter this?
> >
> > Paul Chick


>Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:17:42 -0600
>From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@cox.net>
>Subject: Re: slipping becket?
>Yes, but not yet in an RX. I don't usually have one STOP doing it short of 
>letting go entirely. Did you escape without having to replace the string?
>
>Ron N

and

>At 12:19 AM 2/1/2003, you wrote:
>Yes, and it will eventually come out of the tuning pin. O:(
>Joe Goss
>imatunr@srvinet.com
>www.mothergoosetools.com