[CAUT] Tuning with right hand vs. Left

[Ted Sambell]

In China and Taiwan, every tuner tunes left handed. This was also true in 
Scoland, and may or not be so still. I feel it is irrelevant. What matters 
is whay one does with the tuning pin and string, and however one gets there 
is correct if it works.If I go up to a piano and it is beautifully tuned, 
how can I tell? It may have been done by someone standing on their head for 
all I know. This sort of theorizing is nonsense. We should concentrate on 
what really matters.

Ted Sambell
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TJGRAVES" <tjgraves at bsu.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:05 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Tuning with right hand vs. Left


> I'm a young tech. compared to many of you. I turn 31 tomorrow and have 
> been
> a tech. for 10 years now.  I'm a right handed person but when I tune 
> Grands
> I've always used my left hand all the way through the treble and switch to
> my right in the bass. I've always have had good solid tunings doing it 
> that
> way.    For uprights I always use my left.
> I've always wondered since it works for me is there is a reason on why I
> should use my right hand for grands.
> -- 
> Tony Graves RPT
> Piano Technician
> School of Music
> Ball State University
> Muncie, IN 47306
> (765) 285-0053