On 9/10/09, Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco at luther.edu> wrote: > On 9/10/09, Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco at luther.edu> wrote: >> On 9/9/09, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote: >>> Joe: >>> >>> >>> >>> Not having tuned a lot of square grands in my time what exactly is the >>> challenge? >>> David Love Sorry if this is a duplicate, I tried to send it, but it hasn't shown up yet. Let's see what happens this time. >> The strings run obliquely from side to side. Tuning pins are set to >> the rear of the case so you have to somehow reach over and find the >> right OVAL headed tuning pins. >> >> Before I found an old double headed tip, it was a real challenge to >> find the right angle with the "adapter tip" duct taped to a long >> regular star tip. (you only have two choices) > Ooops... >>>>Hit "send" by mistake at this point. <<< > It ain't too bad now. I remove the damper stop shelf so I can actually > see the pins without climbing into the case (I'm vertically > challenged), then I put front rail punchings on Cs and Fs, since I > usually can't read the plate markings which are sometimes there. The > double headed tip has the oval orientations at 90°, so it's much > easier to find a handle direction which doesn't conflict with the lid, > just flip it over... ;-} BTW, the Haines square in my room is about 40" front to back and I have a 32" sleeve, so using a T-handle is out of the question... > My 2¢. -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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