Hi fella, When using the shift/soft pedal in most grands the action slides over to the right causing the hammers to hit in a different spot than at rest, depending how much the pedal is depressed. So that if the strings and hammers are not level AND mated on each unison---------. I know you are very aware of this and wish that I could explain more clearly but alas it is easier for me to show than write about it. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 6:55 PM Subject: Defining terms was RE: Unison slump > Joe: > > I thought by "leveling" you meant making a sharper break (removing string > curl) at the v-bar/capo/agraffe. Are you referring to something else or are > we speaking two different piano languages? > > As long as we are clarifying, I assume you mean "hammer to strings" or > "strings to hammer" when you say "mate." Yes? > > When you speak of shifting keys (una corda, transposing), I think of > "centering" hammers as part of "mating" hammers. > > I might be confused. Would NOT be the first time. <G> > > Alan R. Barnard > A Little Sleepy in Salem, MO > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Joe And Penny Goss > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 7:47 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Unison slump > > > No, that is seldom needed, as there are very few uprights that shift the > action. I have only seen one. And that was on a transposing action. Joe Goss > RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> > To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 10:15 AM > Subject: RE: Unison slump > > > > Hey, Mom, > > > > Don't you want to "level" the upright strings, too? Forces and > > materials involved are the same, oui? > > > > Alan R. Barnard > > Salem, MO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf > > Of Joe And Penny Goss > > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:18 AM > > To: Pianotech > > Subject: Re: Unison slump > > > > > > Hi Terry, > > In a grand, level and mate the strings of that unison. On an upright > > mate the unison, Especially on the firsttenor strings tenor. Joe Goss > > RPT > Mother > > Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry" <terry@farrellpiano.com> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 6:52 AM > > Subject: Re: Unison slump > > > > > > > When finding a unison that seems impossible to tune clear, I have > > > learned > > to > > > quickly listen to the individual strings one at a time. Often you > > > will > > find > > > that the string has a false beat or some other nasty noise that is > > > amazing similar to the noise you hear when trying in vain to tune > > > that unison. > > When > > > I find that, its time to quickly minimize the nasties and just move > > > on.... > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > > > > > Something to try... sometimes I find myself "stuck" on one unison. > > > Nothing > > > > seems to work. Following the "multiple passes is better" theory, > > > > I move > > > on > > > > to the next one, and come back to it on the next pass. A fresh > > > > start > > > helps > > > > me lots of the time. > > > > > > > > --Cy Shuster-- > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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