Freebies

[William Benjamin]

David,

 

I agree.  Thinking that any string that is in tune is going to stay in tune
is wishful thinking.   All strings will go out of tune in time and if it is
in tune, how long will it be until this happens,  One day?   We are there to
check everything and testing every pin is part of it.

 

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: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:19 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Freebies

 

 

On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:32 PM, Jim Johnson wrote:

I have to agree with the idea that notes that have stayed in tune will
continue to stay in tune. I don't move my tuning lever to the next pin until
I have tested it. Why put the tuning head on a pin that doesn't need tuning
and take a chance of moving it and changing the tuning on that string. This
is especially important on a concert piano which is tuned for each
performance. Each string has to be checked, but don't touch the pin until
you are certain that it needs tuning.

 

Dear friends---any pin that moves just by putting your lever on it is not
stable in my world. If you are tuning highly

focused, highly used and maintained pianos daily or every other day, and are
well-experienced at this level of maintenance, then perhaps a case could be
made for leaving some pins alone. Maybe.

 

As a rule, and an almost universal practical application, I put my lever on
every pin, every time. Pins need to be set, and you can't determine if
that's done until you both whack the string and feel the pin through the
lever. 

 

When serious players play, they play with intensity and force; they will
knock your unisons loose, especially in octaves 6 & 7, if you don't settle
the strings along their entire length and set the pin in a rock-solid
manner. Guaranteed. And your reputation as one of the trusted,
performance-worthy, first-call "guys" in your area will increase
exponentially ONLY when your tunings start to achieve this level of
stability. AMHIIK. 

 

David Andersen

 

"Always work toward the high end."

 
Willis Snyder

 

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