I Raise the pitch...on the pitch raise.

[Barb Barasa]

I do the same thing, Ed.  It's worked for me for 15 years.  It
doesn't take long to be able to guess closely on how high to pull it
to come out almost dead on A-440 after the first pass.

Barb Barasa
Ashland OR

> In your note to us you stated how you pitch raise twice and clean up the tune
> on the third pass.  I propose if you pulled above pitch with the proper
> method you would save yourself the third pass.  I clean up on the second
> pass, and really I can say it is stable.  I also say I will need to come back
> in three to four months but have always found the instruments in very good
> shape.
>
> Ed Tomlinson
> Tomlinson Tuning and Repair
>
> In a message dated 97-04-08 05:23:49 EDT, you write:
>
> <<
>  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 >>
>
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