"Put a plug in it"

[cswearingen@daigger.com]

Hello List,

I'm just wondering - what is the technique of tuning softly?  How does one
render the string properly without "forte" test blows?

I learned to tune with an impact hammer and I would think that because the
impact hammer moves the entire pin at once (with very little twist), a
technique of tuning with softer test blows would be possible.  However, I
still use strong test blows even with an impact technique (f to ff blows).
I would think that with a traditional hammer, it would be almost impossible
to set pin and render the string through soft or medium blows.

I've heard stories that Franz Mohr used extremely hard test blows when
tuning.  Of course, I've also heard that his tunings were rock-solid
stable.  There seems to be a correlation here.

Any further comments?

Corte Swearingen
Chicago


                                                                                                         
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Hi Dave,

The foam ear plugs if used constantly may cause some people to tumble over
into hypercussivity. Trust me, you don't want to go there!

Learn to tune softly. It can be done.

At 03:55 PM 8/16/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>    I use the plain ol' foam earplugs -- the ones you squeeze and roll
into a smaller diameter.  I bought a whole case several years ago (200
pairs) for $20, and still have plenty left.  Their attenuation rating is
29dB, which is more than most other earplugs I've seen.  I'm not sure about
the custom "musician's earplugs" that one has made by an audiologist,
however.  But I think their attenuation is about the same.

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.

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