Pitch Raise, was: Standard Pitch

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Corte asks: 
<< Let's forget about pitch raising for a bit.  I'd like to hear from tuners
who claim they can fine tune a piano is less than an hour.  What exactly
are you doing to shave off the time (assuming quality work is being done)?
Are you using some sort of efficient muting pattern?  I admit I probably
spend too much time moving mutes around. >>

Greetings, 
   A fine tuning in 1 hour is simple if the piano is already at pitch.  I use 
one mute, a SAT, and a hammer.  The majority of time in a tuning is spent 
making decisions. That is where you will save the most time.  I don't even listen 
to the note as I pull it sharp.  I then make all tuning movements downward to 
the desired pitch. This way, I don't practice but one movement.  Doing ALL 
the tuning by pushing the lever down gets one pretty consistant in a hurry.  If 
it is a little bit flat, I don't work around it,  I simply yank it sharp by 5 
or 6 cents and try again.  It is faster that way and you avoid problems with 
jumpy pins.  
Regards 
Ed Foote RPT 
(and it only takes 15 minutes with the SAT to bring a piano to pitch.)