In all my years of doing this, I've never run into a piano where the monochords needed that much of an overpull! I, too, would be afraid to do that! IMO, it isn't necessary. I don't even use the PR function on the SAT for the bass strings. I start with #1 and just pull them a little sharp and go! They usually come out pretty close. Avery Todd University of Houston At 09:46 AM 7/8/2006, you wrote: >I've been chicken to try that big an overpull percent on the >monochords, for fear of breaking them. > >In the TuneLab Pro documentation, Robert Scott recommends 12% for >the bass bridge and 30% elsewhere, for small to moderate pitch >raises. For better results (tuning unisons as you go, bass to treble): > > bass bridge 12% > tenor bridge to G5 29% > G5 to G6 29% increasing to 37% > G6 to C8 37% decreasing to 14% (tension gets > high up there) > >TuneLab's ability to measure each string and calculate a precise, >individual overpull percentage in realtime is one of its best >features, I think. > >--Cy-- >shusterpiano.com > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> >To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> >Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 3:38 AM >Subject: Re: post pitch-raise creep? > > >>I use a VT also Andrew, and I find that the upper end of your >>percent ranges work for me in the tenor and treble. However, I find >>that the bicord bass needs closer to 25% and for whatever reason - >>I certainly don't understand it - the monocord bass needs about >>40%. I know, I've never heard of anyone using that much overpull in >>the low bass, but for whatever reason, if I don't, it'll come out >>flat. Strange. >> >>Terry Farrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060708/ac44c2b6/attachment.html
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