Pitch Raise

[Don]

Hi Ed,

I don't do aural pitch corrections any more--I use Reyburn Cyber Tuner
which does a fantastic job of this task.

At 11:26 AM 1/7/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks for your response, Don.
>
>Is there a particular sequence you use to do an aural pitch raise that you 
>wouldn't mind sharing?
>
>For example do you do all the A's first, then do all the other octaves in 
>rounds of 5ths (or something like that)?
>
>After you've overshot your original A49, do you continue to overshoot the 
>octaves going up and down by any particular amounts (or just by the amount 
>you would normally stretch each succesive ocatve)?
>
>Thanks again.
>Ed
>
>
>>From: Don <pianotuna@yahoo.com>
>>Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>>Subject: Re: Pitch Raise
>>Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:05:26
>>
>>Hi Ed,
>>
>>If there are two beats per second between your A fork and A4 on the piano
>>you are well into "pitch correction" area. Personally my own "limit" would
>>be 0.5 bps at A4 for pitch correction to not be done.
>>
>>Don't forget that the mid treble may be considerably flatter than the pitch
>>at A4.
>>
>>"Two pass" tuning takes no more time generally than "one pass". First pass
>>is "quick and dirty" and "second pass" refines the tuning.
>>
>>
>>At 10:23 AM 1/7/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>> >I am a novice tuner learning to tune aurally. I am confused as to how to 
>>do
>> >an effective aural pitch raise.
>> >
>> >How can you accurately judge whether a piano needs a pitch raise (without 
>>an
>> >electronic guage)?
>> >
>> >Once you determine a pitch raise is necessary, is there a particular
>> >sequence to use when pitch raising? I am aware of the general guideline 
>>of
>> >overshooting a string by half the amount that it is flat. Do you do this 
>>on
>> >every note, or is there a certain graduation as you go to the bass and 
>>the
>> >treble?
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >
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>>Regards,
>>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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