In a message dated 5/18/00 7:00:36 AM Central Daylight Time, cedel@supernet.com writes: << I believe it was Bill Bremmer (correct me if I'm wrong) who said that you can tune a piano faster by going over it twice than belaboring the tuning once. I would really like to see this demonstrated at a convention by anyone who uses this method, since I am admittedly dubious. Yet being sort of an efficiency freak, I'm interested if I can be convinced. Or is this another area where each person does what is comfortable for him/her? Regards, Clyde Hollinger, RPT >> It all depends on what is meant by "going over it twice." If it means actually tuning the whole piano twice, then I would tend to think that the second time around would go a little faster, if the first time wasn't a pitch raise. I just did a Steinway S this afternoon, and I basically tuned it twice, because II tried a new approach. I started on middle C, and using the ACT III, turned to the S&S S page, I tuned all three strings before proceeding to C#. When I started at B3, I checked C4, and found it to be a little low, as were C#, D. etc. So when I got to A0, I just went back up all the way to C8. I had to tune each note again. My normal method is to strip mute, start in the middle, go up, then go down to the bass. I then restrip every other note, and tune one unison. Before tuning the other unison, I check intervals and octaves and unisons. After restripping the mute, I tune the other unison. I then pull the mute and check the whole piano again for octaves, intervals and unisons. By the time I have retuned the upper octaves after my first unison go around, and then again after all the unisons are done, I guess I have gone through the piano three times. Willem
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