Terry, Since you use the SAT, why don't you test the Steinway to see how it renders via your lever technique, and how it renders under "death" blows. This is one thing the SAT is great for--you can see instantly what happens. If it does not render with hard blows any better than with softer blows, then you are not accomplishing anything by pounding. It would be a good experiment. John Formsma Blue Mountain, MS -----Original Message----- From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Charly Tuner Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 1:34 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: too much "pounding!" I guess the steinway tech was mostly referring to the very fussy steinway uprights...with the oversized pressure bar that makes rendering the strings difficult, so he says you must strike the key extra hard, in order to get the string to set fully through the pressure bar, or as he says, the tuning will not stand, at least not very long. There are plenty of non-steinway pianos to keep me busy, so I will let the tech do all the steinways. Terry
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