>I agree that if the piano is 100 cents flat, it is better it just pull >it to A-400 on the first pass because it going to take 3 passes to make >it sound right anyway. The second pass I like to use the pitch raise >calculator in the Accutuner followed by the final standard tuning. Also >I tell the customer that it should be tuned again in 3 months because >the piano will settle some due to the change of tension. > >Norm Barrett Now, I find this interesting, because I follow a similar procedure without the Accutuner. I pull only to A440 on the first pass (to see how the land lies, and not to overpull too far). Then, before the second pass, I can see how far the pitch dropped, and overpull enough to compensate. (What can one say? I _guess_.) By waiting for the second pass I don't have to overpull as far. The decision of how far to overpull is kind of subliminal, as I do each note. Usually it ends up pretty good, and the third pass is for tidying. I always explain it will need another tuning soon in order to be stable, of course. I tell them that I showed the piano which block the ballpark was located in, etc. I tell them that the piano, like other people, dislikes being told exactly what to do, and strays a little, etc. If they look accommodating, I tell them about back lengths and different tensions in different parts of the string. If they don't look blank and bored after that, I chose the right thing to say. (Once in a while, every now and then, one can get it right.) Susan Kline skline@proaxis.com P.O. Box 1651, Philomath, OR 97370
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