Hi Duaine, I know I'm not qualified as the pros on this list are in terms of tuning etc, but when I went and did a practice tuning on that old baby grand. I just brought the a 4 up the best I could and tried like crazy to tune it making major adjustments to get the notes to line up and even sound like they were suposed to sound. The c sharp for instance didn't even sound like c sharp after I brough the a up , and before that. Once I got my temperment in, the best I could, I proceded to do octaves, but the pitch started to fall. The piano couldn't handle it very well. That's how I understand pitch raising. I hope I too am doing the correct thing here. It worked and I didn' t break a string, or crack a plate, so I gues I'm OK ;) Marshall ps. sorry for the small print. For whatever reason, this e-mail program allows me to enlarge the font, and other times the option isn't on the e-mail box. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 11:06 PM Subject: Re: Pitch Raise > Still confused ..... how and what do you actually do (using ETD) ? > Mutes - procedure ? Strip - procedure ? Start at the bass and go up ? > Start in the middle and go down first ? up first ? > > Looking for exact procedures - as if teaching a class. > > Thanks, > Duaine > > Hechler Family wrote: >>Gary, >> >>I still have never caught on to the two pass theory. I still do one pass >>and let the customer know that, for it to be better, don't wait so long >>between tunings. >> >>So please expand on your definition of a "quick and dirty" pass. >>(meaning actually what do you do - which I probably will try since most >>of my customers have old uprights and players. >> >>Thanks you, >>Duaine >> >>gary wrote: >> >>>"Two pass" tuning takes no more time generally than "one pass". First >>>pass >>>is "quick and dirty" and "second pass" refines the tuning. >>> >>>I've found that to be true for me..It takes around 75 minutes to do a >>>rough pass and come back and do a fine tune. In cases where a pitch >>>raise isnt necessary, it still takes me around 75 minutes! Can't >>>figure that one out. >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > Duaine Hechler > Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > Reed Organ Society Member > St. Louis, MO 63034 > (314) 838-5587 > dahechler@charter.net > www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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