Otto Higel Co

Vince Mrykalo REEVESJ@ucs.byu.edu
Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:23:56 +0000 (MST7MDT)


> >. Of course, I
> > stripmute the whole piano and raise all the middle strings, then all the
> > left strings, then all the right strings.
>
> What are the pro/con of doing the center strings first, as
> described, vs. just doing all three strings on each note as you go?

Less stress on the plate if you do it with a strip mute.  However, I
don't strip mute any more. I tune unisons as I go, and I think there
is less stress on the bridges/soundboard that way, because i do not
have to overshoot, or raise quite as much as conpared to the strip
mute method.


vince mrykalo  rpt
byu provo utah
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