That should read "rather than overpull." David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:28 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bechstein model B tuning stability I find that on pianos with rendering problems or very steep counterbearing angles it's often better to approach the target pitch from below rather overpull slightly and settle the pitch back down to where you want it. It does require a slightly different hammer technique and position as you don't want the pin flexing back toward you at all. A very conscious rotary motion with even a slight forward press (sounds like a golf swing) and a closer to 12:00 hammer position. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Tanner Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:59 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bechstein model B tuning stability I suspect it has less to do with pin manipulation techniques than a consideration for just how much the pitch is changing between tunings and how to approach the pitch change. But that's me. Tanner ----- Original Message ----- From: Marcel Carey <mailto:mcpianos at hotmail.com> To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Bechstein model B tuning stability Bill, Please tell us what the difference of technique is. As I suspect impact vs pull-push technique, which one is used on which piano. Thanks, Marcel Carey, RPT Sherbrooke, QC > > > I have found out one thing about Bechsteins from my personal experience and I don't know if it is just me or it really is the instruments. I tune for a university that has two model EN 9'2" Bechsteins. I have found that I get better tuning stability if I use different tuning technics with them. The one in the concert hall I tune one way and the one in the recital hall I tune a different way and they stay in tune better. If I tune both the same way, one will not have the tuning stability that the other one has. When I tune the B in my client's home, I use a different technic. It seems strange but it works. > > > > God bless > > > > Bill Balmer, RPT > > University of Findlay and Ohio Northern University > _____ Cliquez moins, lisez plus : Hotmail sur le nouveau MSN <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677412> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20091017/096fbdbe/attachment.htm>
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