FWIW, I have observed that anything over 5cents off pitch will lead to an unacceptable instability when trying to get the piano at pitch and finely tuned. Often, I have tried to do a fine tuning, with the piano at 6 cents flat/sharp and found myself going back and re-settling previously tuned notes. (kind of a "back and forth" situation. This breaks the concentration of fine tuning mode, for me, so I prefer to just jam through a quick PR to get it into the +/-2cents range, which will cause a much more stable final product. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
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