Tuning Patterns

[David Ilvedson]

Stephen,

Since you are using temp strips, try using more temp strips and 
inserting them ala bass in every other unison.  When tuning the 
unisons you can pull out one strip which leaves every other side of 
the unison available for tuning with your center string.  You will 
have to experiment with this and the first tenor unison and unisons 
at the struts will require mutes.  I learned this from a Ron Berry 
class years ago.  It may seem strange at first but it will speed up 
your tuning and eliminate using mutes as much.  

David I.

On 9 Dec 2002 at 0:23, Stephen Airy wrote:

> Here's how I've done it in the last few tunings I've done  (I'm still
> a new tuner taking the Potter Course)
> 
> Strip the entire piano (bringing strips over/under the plate struts -
> I can usually mute most pianos with only 2 strips this way) Set the
> temperament (F3 to F4) to a KORG CA-30 Chromatic tuner (use aural
> checks as I go along to make sure nothing's out of whack, usually I DO
> have to fix something or 2 or 3...) (mostly checking 5ths and 4ths to
> make sure nothing's wild)
>   (now.. I forget if I do to the bass or to the treble first...  I'll
>   say bass for this...)
> tune octaves down to the bass starting with E3/E4 down to A0/A1
> tune octaves to the treble
> remove the high treble strip to either the last damper or plate strut
> tune starting with C8, unisons, using rubber mutes then when getting
> to strip, tune right string, remove strip, insert mute on right
> string, tune left... and so on to the bichords, then just remove strip
> and tune, one note at a time play the piano and make sure nothing got
> missed (I often find I need to correct something - usually a bad
> octave somewhere but often a 5th or 4th)
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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