Pitch Raise

[paul bruesch]

I frequently get 50c flat. I pitch-raise them in one swell foop, but you
should only bring 'em sharp by 25-30% of the amount flat they are. For
example, if it's 50c flat, you'd bring it 13c sharp.  This is the common
recommendation for pitch-raising, tuning unisons as you go. It works quite
well, except I find that in the upper treble it's still on the flat side
when I'm doing my subsequent fine-tuning pass.

YOU didn't break B7/C8. It wanted to break and by touching it, you simply
facilitated its fate. I hope you charged 'em for the replacement.

And yes, piano tuners do occasionally break strings... when you're cranking
away pulling up the string NEXT TO the key you're pounding on... or waiting
for the beats to slow down 'cuz you didn't hear it go thru beatless as you
pulled it up...

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> I pitch raised a Baldwin Grand today.  This was my first one of this
> caliber.  It was 47 to 50 cents flat, with lots of the ole' rust.  There
> were a lot of clicking pins as I raised pitch, I guess due to the rust, I'm
> not sure.
>
> I did two pitch raises actually.  In my first pass, I raised to about 15
> cents flat.  My second pass, I did to about 25 - 30 cents sharp.  I don't
> know if I was chicken, but I had a BIG cringe factor goin' on while I did
> this.
>
> As I get more experience, will I just go for the whole thing the first
> time?  What can I learn from this frightening time in my career?
>
> I did not break a single string.  But get this, I broke B7/C8 while I was
> strip muting.  Has this happened to anyone?
>
> All in all, I gained a big experience today.
>
> I'm a pansy, I know.  Does it get any easier??
>
>
> Thanks!
> Matthew
>
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