Defending your tuning

[Diane Hofstetter]

GREAT IDEA, PHIL  !

Strange as it may seem, a person with hearing loss sometimes cringes more 
from a bright sounding piano than a normal hearer does.

Frequently the person with hearing loss not only loses the ability to hear 
soft sounds, but also loses the ability to _tolerate loud sound_.  Their 
total dynamic range becomes smaller.

Diane



Diane Hofstetter




----Original Message Follows----
From: Phil Bondi <phil at philbondi.com>
Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: Re: Defending your tuning
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:37:36 -0400

Geoff,

re-read Tom Servinsky's post..and try this the next time:

tune it like you normally would, and needle the hammers in the affected 
area. Try one at first and see if that helps your client. If it does, and 
I'm thinking it will, continue to the rest of the area. You won't have to 
make the area, or the first note, alot different than its neighbors.

It has been my experience that sometimes 'sharp' equates with 'tone', not 
tuning. Sometimes, it takes the client seeing you do something other than 
tuning to satisfy what their hearing.

Let us know how you make out.

-Phil Bondi(Fl)