"It's like mowing weeds"; was a comment I heard many years ago about tuning a spinet. I'm not sure of exactly how it pertains to pianos but it does convey the precept of not trying to be perfect. Speed tuning. You'll be surprised that if you go through these, with less regard, in 30 t0 45 minutes, that it will sound as well as had you spent 1.5 hrs or more on it. False beats be damned, customers don't hear it; to them it actually make the note "sound" for them. The reason they purchased a short vertical was for: 1: space; 2: price. Or vise versa. False beats in larger pianos/grands require more serious consideration. Save your ears for the customers who require a fine tuning on a piano that doesn't stress your hearing or perception. After all, tuning is to a greater degree perception than hearing. -- Regards, Jon Page
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