> > > By the way, if you strip mute every other note of the mid-range, you can > ease in by tuning 2 string unisons as you go, using a wedge mute for the > open string as needed. And you can also practice "shimming," i.e. adjusting > the unison pair without using a mute. > > Ed > This is actually a very good technique. When I was using a strip mute I found the above to be the most efficient method. I love the term "shimming"! Great metaphor. I have also heard it called "cracking the unison". I think this is one of the most powerful aural tuning techniques there is. Essential technique. Thanks for bringing it up, Ed. -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090804/5411b862/attachment.htm>
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