tuning speed

[Clyde Hollinger]

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Friends,

I'd like to see one of the superfast tuners do a class at either the PA
or international PTG convention.  And I would suggest s/he start out by
saying, "OK, folks, gather around and watch."  Then just do it, the
whole thirty minutes or whatever, from start to finish.  Do the talking
afterward.  Classes that can be "show me" classes should be.

Some might consider me fast, since a majority of my tunings take about
45 minutes.  No, I am not interested in teaching any such class.  While
I do concern myself with efficiency to a certain extent, I can't recall
having an initial goal of getting to that speed.  It was a byproduct of
my learning to hear quickly what I was wanting to hear.  (My time did
increase when I switched to using an ETD, so then I had the goal of
reducing it to the amount of time I used before.)

Clyde

Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 1/12/02 3:07:49 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
> greeneguy63@mindspring.com writes:
>
> Joe Garrett said,
>
>> I feel good if I get a tuning done in under an hour.
>
> I have always wanted to question this. I don't understand how an
> experienced, seasoned tuner, like Joe, (and others), can take so long
> to tune a piano. Am I, (and a couple of others), the exception to the
> rule? What do you guys do that takes so long?
>
> When I hear a string out of tune, I put in tune, set the pin and pound
> the key to make sure it stays, and move on. I can do all of that in 5
> seconds. At 240 strings, that's 20 minutes. If I add 2 seconds to move
> the hammer to the next pin, and the mute to the next string, it ads 8
> minutes. Sometimes I take a little longer, but no where near an hour.
> (of course, this is on a stable piano, that's on pitch).
>
> I can understand a newbie taking longer, but please tell me what you
> do that takes so long? (I'm not picking on you, Joe, I just want to
> know).
>
> Wim

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