Aural tuning- 300 cents flat

[Mark Dierauf]

Amen, brother Tom!

- Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: tom driscoll [mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 1:12 AM
To: mags@magsmusic.net; Pianotech
Subject: Re: Aural tuning- 300 cents flat

Maggie,
    With all due respect, Your posting on pitch raising may be true for
your
2 1/2 years experience, but it makes no sense to this guy's 30 years
experience.
    Pianos that are very flat do not necessarily have loose tuning pins,
and
what would a cracked soundboard have to do with holding pitch?
    A piano with loose tuning pins as you describe will not hold at any
pitch.,and is a candidate for rebuilding-CA treatment  or the dump.
     If we are talking about a structurally sound, though neglected
upright
of modern design. Pull it up with any of the proven pitch raising
methods,
as fast as you possibly are able and replace some broken strings if
necessary (You'll be surprised at how many can withstand major pitch
corrections without string breakage)
    Not every piano can or should be pitch raised , and I suggest that
you
search the archives or past issues of the Journal for pitch raising
articles.
    Personally I saw the late George Defebaugh(Spelling?) along with our
current colleague Jim Coleman in class 25 years ago present their system
of
pitch raising  and I've been jerkin' these old boxes up to pitch ever
since
    Best wishes,
    Tom Driscoll

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Maggie Jusiel" <mags@magsmusic.net>
To: "Don" <pianotuna@yahoo.com>
Cc: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: Aural tuning- 300 cents flat


> OK...OK...I know...I know...  I am full of poo-poo!  :p
>
> ...just trying to be helpful with my lack of experience, etc....  ;)
>
> > Hi Maggie,
> >
> > CA glue.
> >
> > At 04:46 PM 2/26/2005 +1300, you wrote:
> >>Everything you say makes sense to me...I'm just a pessimist with old
> >> pianos
> >>because, for some reason, the one's I get are so dry (useless
pinblock)
> >>the string tension litterally pulls the hammer right out of my
hands!
> >>...those are definitely untuneable to A440...others, however...  ;D
> >
> >>-mags,WV
> >
> >
>
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