Terry, That is interesting. I do check where things have ended up after the fine tuning and then occasionally catch a structural "adjustment" (bump/dip) in tuning but if I get much over twenty per-cent, I've always had to lower the strings on the final pass. Andrew At 04:38 AM 7/8/2006, you wrote: >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 > >----- Original Message ----- >>I find I have to modify the overpull target percentages to fit the >>piano I am working on. Little pianos (upright) don't seem to like >>much overpull. Concert grands on the other hand want a whole lot of >>overpull. Typically I find that 10 - 18 % works well on the bass >>bridge, wound wire and 20 -28 % works well in the tenor and lower >>treble. Generally switch to 30 - 38% in the high treble, >>especially after the dampers stop. Verituner BTW >> >>Andrew Anderson >
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