[pianotech] Pounding

[Leslie Bartlett]

As one who knows from some personal experience, *with *$7500.00 hearing 
aids I only lose 4-6 partials off the top end. It makes concert tuning a 
bit more challenging. 
les bartlett

Porritt, David wrote:
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> Speaking of pounding and health issues, I assume everyone is using 
> some kind of hearing protection while tuning!  Our ears are our most 
> valuable asset in our jobs and when they deteriorate there's no 
> bringing them back. 
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> dp
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> David M. Porritt, RPT
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> dporritt at smu.edu
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *Paul T Williams
> *Sent:* Friday, September 04, 2009 7:26 AM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Pounding
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> Hi All,
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> Have any of you tried the Steve Brady "forearm smash?"  It will 
> quickly tell you if your unisons are stable or not.  I don't pound 
> hard, but firmly.  I see no need to whack the keys so hard your 
> fingers and ears hurt when you're finished.
>
> Best,
> Paul
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> "David Lawson Pianos" <dlawson at davidlawsonspianos.com.au>
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> For recital and concert tunings I do pound. This is of course after I 
> have
> set the pin. I am sure that no one out there is able to set every 
> single pin
> in the block so that it will not move under heavy playing, by some of our
> over exuberant pianists, without pounding at least a couple of times. 
> I feel
> that to be sure that I have set correctly, a few hard hits does no 
> harm, and
> reassures me that the tuning will be stable through the entire 
> performance.
> David Lawson Wangaratta Australia
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