no wonder it never caught on! The strings totally get in the way of the tool. Bad design. Terry Peterson To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: Strange tuning system Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:09:52 -0400 From: wimblees at aol.com This is very similar to the old screw stringer used by Mason & Hamlin. The tool is also used to adjust capstan screws. Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician Honolulu, HI 808-349-2943 www.bleespiano.com Author of The Business of Piano Tuning available from Potter Press www.pianotuning.com -----Original Message----- From: Kerry Cooper <brispiano at optushome.com.au> To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 1:51 pm Subject: Strange tuning system Have any of you seen this type of tuning system. It was used by a manufacturer in Toowoomba Australia. The tool in the photo is used to tune. Kerry Cooper Brisbane Australia The Famous, the Infamous, the Lame - in your browser. Get the TMZ Toolbar Now! _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080726/f780b2be/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 106001 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080726/f780b2be/attachment-0001.jpg
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