stability of pitch raises

[Paul]

Ron/List
My pitch corrections were slow, as much as twenty minutes. Back then
everything I did was slow, painfully slow.  I was using an accelerated
version of my tuning, temperament and all. Then a college tech showed me how
to "pull'em up quick." Based on what he showed me and how I mute the piano,
is much faster, usually 6-8 minutes. But instead of using the "tune, move
the mute" method, I use a double mute technique; tune all the center
strings, pull a mute strip, tune the newly opened strings, etc. This
technique has me moving back and forth across the bicord/ tricord sections
of the scale. I was thinking that this method spreads the changing load over
the scale. But, on new(er) pianos using the same muting technique, I start
in the temperament octave, tune the open string, then guess/blind/deaf tune
the muted string/strings down through the bass, then up to C88. The amount
of "settling" seems to be the same for each technique. So, I'm concluding
that the technique for getting a piano to pitch doesn't seem to matter as
long as the "settled" pitch correction is at the desired pitch. Am I missing
something?

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: stability of pitch raises


> > I was taught to pitch correct (up or down) very
> >quickly to keep the piano from "settling" out of tune.
>
> We probably all were, but does it really make a difference to anything but
> our hourly wage? Have any of you tried a sssssslllllooooooowwwww pitch
> raise, either aurally or ETD driven, to see if the end result was
> noticeably different? Hands?
>
>
>
> > After following the
> >thread on plate compression and soundboard movement, I'm thinking that
> >almost all that occurs during the pitch correction.
>
> Me too, regardless of whether the tuning computer is silicon or meat
based.
>
>
> Ron N
>