strip muting was Bridle Straps/time/Pitchraising

[Lance Lafargue]

Alan, this is identical to Dan's method, except he uses one strip and runs 
it through twice for both passes.  Again, I like remuting the ones already 
tuned so that on the last unison, there is less interfering.

Lance Lafargue, RPT
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <reggaepass at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: strip muting was Bridle Straps/time/Pitchraising


>A similar method for strip muting on a fine tuning pass involves two 
>strips, each inserted between every OTHER unison (in an alternating 
>fashion). That way, after getting all of the center strings tuned where you 
>want them, you pull out one entire strip, tune the exposed strings, then 
>pull the other strip out and tune the rest of the strings. This does leave 
>you tuning the third string to the other two, but that is what everyone is 
>going to hear in the end anyway.
>
> Alan Eder
>
> -----Original Message-----
>  Dan's technique is to fully strip mute (when piano is at pitch) and after 
> tuning middle strings, you pull every other insert out, which exposes 
> alternate unisons. You tune those unisons, then pull the strip exposing 
> all three strings. I prefer to tune the first set of alternate unisons, 
> then reinsert the strip to expose only the ones I have left to tune. For 
> me that eliminates the sounding of the string already tuned and if there 
> are imperfections such as false beats, it doesn't interfere with tuning 
> the unisons you have left most cleanly. The whole idea is minimum hand 
> movement and getting in a repetitive groove. I rarely use wedge mutes 
> except for the break areas. Again, this strip muting is for when the piano 
> is at pitch. Also, for uprights, using an impact over a pull technique 
> should be decided early, depending on the feel of the block, that decision 
> saves you time and helps with accuracy. Clear as mud? Lance Lafargue, RPT
>
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