[pianotech] Test Blows

[Paul McCloud]

It's always good to make a "test" blow, just to be sure it's there to stay.
But I don't recommend pounding the devil out of it.  If you have good
technique, you won't need to pound.  If you pound hard, you may find that
the string ends up sharp later, especially in the top octaves.

Paul McCloud

San Diego

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Court Stewart
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:57 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Test Blows

 

List, though this subject has been discussed many times before, I figured it
wouldn't hurt to get some more input.  

Does anyone here use a "soft" tuning technique that they feel results in as
stable a tuning as using traditional hard test blows?  With all the
discussions we have regarding hearing protection, and special "pounders"
made of hammer heads, etc., I know it's a matter of concern to many.
Assuming good hammer technique is present, is it possible to dependably (and
efficiently) equalize string section tensions without a good "whack"?  

Thanks for your thoughts.

-Court Stewart

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