[pianotech] Advantages/Disadvantages of muting techniques

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

I agree with what Ryan has said here. My tuning quality and stability jumped to a new high when I started tuning unisons on the go.

Al G

  From: Ryan Sowers 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:23 AM
  To: Ed Sutton ; pianotech at ptg.org 
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Advantages/Disadvantages of muting techniques


  I have found that tuning unisons as you go forces a high degree of pickiness. Since every interval is being tuned against an open unison, it compels me to try get them as pure as possible. I find that I'm quicker to notice any drift as well. Moreover, since I start from the middle and work my way out, I am building a lot of stability into the middle section where it is the most important. 

  Since each section is continuously being checked against the middle, there are plenty of opportunities to check and recheck the unisons in the part of the piano where they are most noticeable and where the tolerance is most narrow. 

  Also it is sometimes true that the sum of a unison is not quite the same as each string individually. Tuning them as you go helps eliminate the effect of this phenomenon. 

  My advice is to try it for a month and see how you like it. You can always go back (but I doubt you will) It will be very frustrating at first, but once you get the hang of it I think you will find that you get to a new level in your tuning. 




  On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com> wrote:

    Mark-

    Welcome!
    My personal opinion, from which I cannot part myself, is that I have seen people whose tunings I admire use a variety of methods to good result.
    Careful follow up will tell you if your tunings are stable, whatever your method.

    Ed Sutton
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: PianoForteTechnologies 
      To: pianotech at ptg.org 
      Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 5:28 PM
      Subject: [pianotech] Advantages/Disadvantages of muting techniques


      Greetings to you all.



      My name is Mark Davis and I am a piano tuner/technician in South Africa.



      I read the pianotech archive a lot and generally find it very helpful and encouraging.



      My question  is, apart from personal opinions, what are the advantages and disadvantages of strip muting an entire piano compared to tuning unisons as you go? 

      What are the pros and cons of each way from a factual, scientific and practical point?



      Your answers would be much appreciated.



      Thank you,



      Mark Davis  




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  Ryan Sowers, RPT
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