Chipping

[David Ilvedson]

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Nigel,
Why not explain it to me?   
David I.



Original message
From: "Nigel Donovan" 
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Received: 10/8/2005 7:23:31 AM
Subject: Chipping




Subject: RE: Piano Tuners' Association
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 18:07:32 -0700
To: pianotech@ptg.org


There are plenty of tuners in the USA who think PTG is "cliquey".    Pe=
rhaps you don't understand the chip tuning from our angle...most of us =
don't bring pianos up a little at a time.   Bring it up and bring it up=
 again...however many times it takes...US tuners, in general, don't bel=
ieve in a little at time is beneficial in the least bit....so you're En=
glish training is showing...;-]   NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH=
 THAT>>>>imho.    

I think we can get an idea of what PTA's work life is like by their web=
site.   Predominately on the first page is a definition of straight-str=
ung vs. overstrung and overdampers vs. underdampers.   I don't think an=
ywhere else in the world is that a front page item.   I can't really re=
member it being discussed.  My post about PTA discussing nothing but bi=
rdcages seems about right.   You would think that they wouldn't have an=
ymore birdcages in England.   I thought they sent them all to us to dis=
pose of....;-]
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David,  Please don't talk about chipping-up as you obviously haven't a =
clue what it means!  FYI, chipping is a process of bringing up (or down=
) the pitch of a piano in as fast a manner as possible, in one pass. Th=
is requires the action to taken out.  Like I said, it is not required f=
or the PTA entrance test.

Nigel

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