Bill, These are my words that have been quoted out of context for the last couple of days. They refer to a discussion on pitch raising or lowering where the object of the procedure is to do it as quickly as possible then get on with the tuning. I said I didn't think strip muting the entire piano was worth the time in that instance, because I can Pitch raise faster with a short un-wired rubber mute inserted to kill the right string while I pull up the other two. When I Tune a grand, or a good sized upright, I used to strip-mute the entire piano and tune from 1-88 with Dr. Sanderson's tuning/muting pattern, but I have a mental problem with this procedure that goes back to about ten years of complete stripping and tuning only the center string throughout the piano and then going back to do unisons. Sometimes when I do the Sanderson method and am about halfway through the treble, my mind goes "click" and about an octave later I realize that I'm not tuning anymore but doing unisons! Then I have to go back and find where it happened and fix it! There went most of the advantage of stripping that piano. This happens quite often when I'm pushing to get a pitch changed quickly.. Another problem I have is in the bass bichords. I used to put a strip between each two bichords, tune the left string of the first bichord and the right string of the second. Then I would pull the strip and tune the other two strings. This works great until you put your lever on the wrong tuning pin or you recheck the section and find that something has slipped. Then figuring out which string is tuned to the SAT is awkward. If I use a rubber wedge in that section, then the reference-tuned string is always the left one and the right string was tuned to it. If you have a better way to use a strip in this section, I would surely like to hear it! My last problem area is using the Sanderson pattern on uprights where the strip has been shoved behind the treble dampers. I have a real problem with the end of the strip getting in the way of the hammer. So when I get agravated, I pull the strip out and use a wire mute on the right and a Papps mute on the left, inserted between the hammer shanks, until I clear the damper area and then go back to the strip; or if I'm really aggravated, I remove the strip altogether and continue to the top with the two mutes. If that happens then the only part of the upright I've Pitch-raised with the strip is the middle and if I'm not setting an aural temperament, why bother? In my humble opinion! But, I still love the strip for tuning a grand! But I use a 1X4" rubber mute in the bichords! Sincerely, Warren Billbrpt@aol.com wrote: > "wasting my time". > > Bill Bremmer RPT > Madison, Wisconsin -- Warren D. Fisher fish@communique.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild New Orleans Chapter 701
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