[pianotech] pitch raising in a recession

[Terry Farrell]

Check. Often on larger pitch raises I do much the same thing.

Terry Farrell

On Jul 3, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Jon Page wrote:

>> I use the Verituner program for pitch raises and I go from A0 to C88.
>> If I've tuned the piano previously (have a tuning on my computer), I
>> will tune it A0 to C88. If the piano is new to me and up to pitch, I
>> will start in the middle, go up and then back to the middle and down.
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>
> Waiting  or the VT to calculate overpull is wasted time and often  
> times
> the note is so far flat it can not read it properly.
>
> What I have done is to create a Pitch Raise file by simply copying an
> existing file and then renaming it. I think I used a S&S M file.
>
> So if a piano is -40c, I'll set A=+4c.
> Starting at A0:
> pull to center (10% o/p),
> in the tenor, pull to +5 (~20% o/p)
> and +10 higher up (30+% o/p)
>
> -60c would have A0=+6, center +6, treble +12.
>
> This way the VT keeps up with me.  Often times it is an appreciable  
> tuning
> and can be left at that with a recommendation for a follow-up  
> tuning. They
> appreciate the cost effective service call. Besides I think it is up  
> to them to
> get the piano tuned more often to maintain pitch rather than me  
> going thru
> extra effort which goes unappreciated and five years later...
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page

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