In article <19970212.223317.10038.2.Lesbart@juno.com>, Leslie W Bartlett >and with the sharper blows of the bonker, I think my tunings stabilize >better. > Hi Leslie, What is a bonker? is this a slang word for something I've mist or is it some new tool I am missing out on. A good technique for increasing your speed turn a unison out half a tone hit the note once and pull in to tune hit the note again to see if its in tune and the pin IS settled. That will teach two things leaver control and distance judging. You could also get a scrap piano remove the strung back assembly screw it to a wall in a garage or a workshop and practice raising and lowering the pitch in semitones just by plucking the strings with a plectra. This will speed you up very much. Where I trained new students are expected to pull up a back by a semitone in one hour after six weeks training and the unisons AND THE scale have to be pretty good this is all done by plucking the strings. Every so often take the tension off the back and half note it starting by setting all your "A"s to pitch. Starting at the base if you are left handed or the top treble if you are right handed, and half note the piano. The "A"s are there to make sure you don't go too sharp or that you are not pulling it up enough. I can half note a piano in 12 minutes on a good day. I don't have perfect pitch. Regards, Barrie. -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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