It was the becket I believe. However, the tension eventually equalized. I'll monitr it over the next year, and if it holds then all is well, On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 1:35 AM, Tom Gorley <tomgorley88 at sonic.net> wrote: > Noah, check that the becket is not pulling out. If the string is not > inserted all the way thru the Tuning-pin hole it will withdraw under > tension. > > * *Tom Gorley > Registered Piano Technician > * *(650) 948-9522 > > > > > On Dec 5, 2012, at 1:15 PM, pianotech-request at ptg.org wrote: > > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 16:15:37 -0500 > From: Noah Frere <noahfrere at gmail.com> > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Won't Stay in Tune > Message-ID: > <CABKkihoKiQ4d+ocUwbt92Gd6=ADjkWrrqaU4JR2kW4g2MMt3Tg at mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I just restrung a 1908 Whitney 3/4 plate tall Upright, with new bridge pins > epoxied in using a syringe, ad 4/0 tuning pins. The pins are tight. I > repeat, the middle string on F#6 has a TIGHT tuning pin, tight bridge pins, > and a tight hitch pin. The string wraps around and comes up the right side > as the right string. > > Sounds good, right? No - that note (and the center string of A#7) will not > stay in tune for even 4 seconds! You can just hear it drop as you strike > the string, like a miracle (or the opposite thereof.) The other notes, > including the outside strings of F#6 and A#7 are fine. > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121207/317a0cff/attachment.htm>
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