>PIANO TOPIC - >Why do I often find myself correcting over-sharp high treble on pianos >someone else has tuned? I know by the time you get to the last 1-2 >octaves, they're going to be sharpish if you've correctly stretched your >octaves, but even so, I'm still bringing it down. Is the high treble more >inclined to go super-sharp with humidity due to the short scale, or am I >legitimately cleaning up after over-compensation? >How do you aural tuners out there make out your octaves in that highest >treble zone? Can you describe what you're hearing? I know that for me, I >am listening with a tuner's ear and checking with a musician's ear at that >point. How about you? >-ilex Hi Ilex, I've often (very often) found that I need to lower the treble after I've voiced down an "ugly" piano. Of course, these are first visits to pianos, but I know the tech I've followed uses an ETD (but I don't know which one). I suppose the next time I come upon a similar situation, I should check the treble to see where it is tuning wise before I voice, so I could compare the before and after. I realize the string hasn't been moved, but it certainly sounds different. I've always assumed--right or wrong--that it had something to do with how the partials ring. OK, I confess, if the tuning is in the ball park and the voicing is like granite, I'll do a "general voicing" before I tune........ Barbara Richmond, RPT
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