The tenor sections of Chickerings have all tied-off strings where there are three hitch pins per unison. Some restringer was just too lazy to make three tie-offs. And I'd be highly critical of the 'loop' crossing over the center tie-off. Just another example of poor craftsmanship in the arena. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@comcast.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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