Highest pitch correction reply

pianoman pianoman@inlink.com
Wed, 24 Dec 1997 07:07:01 -0600


Travis,
How did the piano get below pitch if it wasn't neglected?
James Grebe
R.P.T. from St. Louis
pianoman@inlink.com
"I am a better tuner now than  ever  before"

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> From: Howard S. Rosen  <hsrosen@emi.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Re:Highest pitch correction
> Date: Wednesday, December 24, 1997 6:48 AM
> 
> Hi Travis,
> 
> I can identify with a lot of what is in this post. However, there is one
> exception.  
> 
> >The only time I tune twice is if  the piano is to
> > be used for a concert, like sometimes a church piano that has been
> > neglected.
> 
> > Travis Gordy, RPT
> 
> Does you mean that on an ordinary PSO that requires a major pitch change,
> you will pitch raise with one pass and then leave?
> Why not justify an increased fee by doing a very quick pitch raise to get
> in the ballpark and then fine tune with a second pass, thereby leaving
the
> PSO with the best that it could possibly sound? Doing it this way, I
think,
> will render a much better completed tuning than just doing 1 pass. If I
> misunderstood your post, please forgive me.
> 
> I am anxious to discuss this as I know that 10 different tuners handle
this
> problem 10 different ways.
> 
> Howard S. Rosen, RPT
> Boynton Beach, Florida
> 


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