Hi Les, First the piano has to be "at pitch" before a concert tuning--NOT a pitch correction situation. If there is less than 2 cents change on any note in the piano it will be stable for the concert. If it ain't it won't be stable. No matter how hard you pound it is still possible to "overcome" the frictional elements. I oversaw two concert pianos--one with extremely tight pins for many years. The other had marginal pins, but was the preferred instrument. During concerts sometimes the pianist would cause a string to go out of tune, enough for me to hear it from the audience--but at intermission and/or after the concert I would check the piano--and it would be back in tune. Besides which, in concert situations, the heat from lighting causes more instability than any other factor, next would be humidity changes (some halls in northern climates bring in fresh air 15 minutes before the concert). If it is winter time and the tuning is not completed finishing it will not be pretty. At 10:14 PM 1/8/2007 -0600, you wrote: > >Easy up on your pounding. Learn to tune at no more than MF with good >stability. It will save your ears, your body, and many fewer strings will >"pop". > >How to tune mf in a concert or heavy playing situation? >les bartlett Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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