Wim/Pitch raise experiment

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

    If we're taking a vote here, you can count me with Greg and Joe. Last
Friday I did a 114 cent pitch raise on one of those big ol' Cable uprights,
made in about 1925. It was a little like tip-toeing through a mine field,
but didn't break a single string. Used CLP, just as a preventative measure.
Checked bridges and struts before I started too. Good thing it was the last
one of the day. I decided right then, that the next time I do that I'm going
to have to charge more than I did this time. ( Which was my normal fee times
1.5)  Next time, it's double.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: Wim/Pitch raise experiment


> Dave, Wim and list,
>     You may wish to start lubricating the strings with Protek CPL before
> tuning these old beasts. I'm with Joe on this one. What good is a piano
> that's perpetually flat in pitch? Isn't ear training just as important as
> finger training? I raise pitch on these old beasties all the time. They
> have all come through just fine without so much as a whimper. I'm sure
> your also aware of how much livelier they sound when up to the pitch they
> were designed for. Never fails to get a "WOW" from the customer.
>     my two cents.
>