At 11:53 AM 13/08/96 -0400, Jeffrey Hickey wrote: >I expected to start a thread on a few subjects, so I didn't add the >following questions to my (already too) massive post. With your permission, I >have a question or three. > >1. How long do YOU take to tune a piano? I take as long as it takes... <g> Unless a piano is only a few cents out I tune it twice... The first purely with the SAT using a single thin double-wedge rubber mute often (but not always) using the pitch-adjustment program in the SAT on all the plain strings. The second pass I'll either strip-mute as much of the piano as I can and use the SAT along with aural checks to get it as close as I can or else use the double-wedge. The technique I use varies with the piano. As for how long it really takes, the average is about 75-80 minutes with a total time spent with the cusomer of about an hour and a half. I might add if a pitch adjustment is less than about 5-7 cents I don't charge extra, but if I charge extra I spend extra time. >2. What do you strippers use for strip-mutes? Temperament strips from suppliers. I prefer the tapered green ones to the red. >3. Do strip-mutes quiet untuned strings for you, too? Yes... particularly when the dampers don't work as well as they should. John John Musselwhite, RPT Calgary, Alberta Canada musselj@cadvision.com
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