[William Benjamin]

I tell my customers that corrosion settles on the coils of the pins, where
strings usually brake.   If a piano is not tuned often, the wire
crystallizes into place and strings can brake, no matter what we do.  

 

In this thread, I put my hammer on every pin and move it a little, even if
it is in tune: for two reasons.   One to see if it is on the verge of
falling and two to keep the string flexible.

 

Mind you, I have come to this belief with no creditable fax, but it sounds
good to me.

 

William

 

 

 

 

PIANO BOUTIQUE

William Benjamin

Piano Tuner Extraordinaire

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The tuner alone,

preserves the tone.

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Andersen
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:12 PM
To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net; Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Re: 

 

 

Incidentally, I think a large part of the reason for this is 

tuners being so willing to accept "freebies". We all leave 

different "signature" torque and segment tension differences 

in our tunings. I discovered a long time ago that by moving 

and re-settling every single string, the resulting tuning is 

much more stable.

Ron N

 

Amen, amen....I have never understood the idea of a freebie. You put your
lever on every pin, and tune. Your mind can play amazing tricks on you:
"yup, this is in tune, it's OK, I'm in a hurry, sounds good, whatever....."

 

Craftsmen do quality work---all the way through to the end. I'm confessing
that, left to my own devices, I'm lazy.

So doing my best on every single tuning is a long-standing habit that keeps
me safe from my own slacker tendencies.

And it's worked out pretty good for me. <g>

 

David A.

 

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