Hi Dave, Yes strip muting is faster once it is in...but if you add the time to put it in then mute over mute or a single split mute is about 10 minutes faster for me. Assuming that you use a vtd to tune. Obviously if a straight aural tuner you would prefer a strip (at least a partial one) At 10:47 PM 5/28/98 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-05-28 10:43:33 EDT, you write: > ><< > Rob, > > I remember Dr. Sanderson talking about a one-third offset also, but it > was regarding the difference in offset needed whether you strip-muted > the entire piano or tuned all three strings as you go. More offset is > needed on a pitch change if you tune the middle string throughout and > then go back and do unisons as you would in a tuning. He recommended > one-quarter offset when raising strings as you go, and one third for > strip-muters. Personally, I think strip-muting for a pitch adjustment is > a waste of time.>> > >If you are tuning the unisons as you go, strip muting is the fastest way to >go. Even in uprights, you can push the temperament strip with to pieces of >sheet metal below the dampers. I can pitch raise in about 15 minutes (1 >minute to strip mute), and usually close enough to pitch to fine tune. Moving >rubber mutes around can be a waste of time. > >My humble opinion of course. > >Dave Peake, RPT >Portland, OR > > Regards, Don
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