Mark, It depends...... It *should* be that you regulate before voicing. But, depending on the situation (and there are a LOT of variables--experience will teach a person when it's OK to break the rules), I may "pre-voice" before doing anything else--including tuning. That's not meant to be an end-all voicing, BTW. An example: Wednesday I tuned a fairly new Yamaha Console. First visit for me. That piano could've blown anybody's ears off. After playing my first test chords to get the lay of the land, I turned to the owner and started questioning her about the piano's tone. She admitted that she always plays with the soft pedal engaged and when her grandchildren came over and played it, it drove her crazy. So, I voiced before I tuned. After I tuned, I went over the voicing again to even things up. If I hear loose screws in the action, there's no voicing until they are taken care of. Sometimes a quickie voicing is helpful in selling a full-blown regulation job. It demonstrates to the customer that something really can be done for their piano, the technician knows what he/she is doing and will provide results. Good luck, Barbara Richmond ----- Original Message ----- From: <mps@usol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:08 AM Subject: Order of Ops? >I have only practiced on my own piano with voicing and regulation. > But when doing these in the real tech world, what comes first? > > I know it should be tuned first. > Then any and all necessary repairs should be completed. > > Next? > > Thank you very much > > Mark Montbriand > Mark's Piano Service > Freeland, > MI > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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