Tuning Tools; Key-Pin Adjustment

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For tuning (sliding the tine springs), any hardware store will have a "tack puller" for only a couple of dollars; you can also use any of a variety of hemostats/forceps (google "hemostat" or "curved hemostat"):


For turning your key pins instead of rebushing (to tighten or loosen the action), you can use a "key spacer" for regulating the key pins:
Normal key spacer:

Offset key spacer:

Available from:
http://www.mypianoshop.com/store/search.php?mode=search
Search "key spacer"