[pianotech] Aural tuning question

Duaine & Laura Hechler dahechler at att.net
Sat Mar 7 20:47:58 PST 2009


Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
>> So you get to a piano that is extremely flat, say one full note or more,
>> and you tune A4 with a tuning fork.
>>
>> How do you find the major third or any other note, other than an octave?
>>
>> I'm trying to understand how you would to a piano that flat without
>> an ETD.
>>
>> Duaine
>
>
> By listening, just like if the piano was close to pitch, only with a
> preliminary pulling the string up an approximate anticipated amount
> (determined when you set the A) *WHILE* listening. How do you chip a
> piano up to pitch after restringing with an ETD when nothing is a
> predictable degree low?
> Ron N
First, I've never had the chance to do a total restringing. However,
that's easy just set the ETD on the note you want to tune and pull it up
until it starts to register.

Duaine

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