Pitch Raise Questions

[SUSAN P SWEARINGEN]

Everybody will have their own answer to this question as it really depends
on the piano and the situation.  My rule of thumb is to get every single
string to within 4 cents before doing a fine tuning.  This means I will do a
pitch raise or a partial pitch raise for any notes that are greater than 4
cents sharp/flat.

Corte Swearingen
----- Original Message -----
From: <euphoniac@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 10:19 PM
Subject: Pitch Raise Questions


> I am currently a Randy Potter student with some questions about pitch
> raising.  When I measure the pitch of A4 with my SAT III, how low (in
> cents) should it be for me to need to perform a pitch raise?  Also, when
> performing a pitch raise, is it better to raise only the single strings
> all the way up, or should I raise all of the strings of each note as I
> go?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Palmire