Ha Wait till you tune some more new pianos with tight pins. Unless we object, the factories will keep producing pianos with over tight pins. No need to mention names (well maybe after hours and you are b uying) but the all time worst for me was a ver y famous name at Chicago in a vendor's booth who was using it to demonstrate a product of interest to piano tuners. The next worse was a few pianos from a well k nown manufacturer for an event in Calif. The worst after that were individual pianos over the years with individual pins (too tight so that they jump) from rebuilders who didn't seem to care to make them right. I must admit I can't understand how these new pianos can have such tight pins but do not jump. Richard Moody "Facts don't cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley (1894-1963); British novelist. ----- Original Message ----- From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 3:52 PM Subject: Tuning Walk Out > A first for me yesterday. > and all but one were WAY over 200 inch-pounds torque. I would guess most were between 250 and 300 inch-pounds. My torque wrench looked like it was ready to become a pretzel without even moving most of them. As I had injured (pulled something in my neck) myself a month ago on a new Boston studio followed by a nasty 1098, I was not ready to miss another couple weeks of work to finish this one tuning. I told the lady that I would not tune her piano and why. She was quite understanding. >
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