[pianotech] Raising rates in recession

[Terry Farrell]

> You can start where every you wish with an ETD.

Yes, but with some, like the Verituner, it is highly advantageous to  
start in the middle of the scale on a piano you do not have a saved  
tuning for (see my last post to Susan).

> I love seeing how close I can get to "spot on" A440. (By that I mean  
> a 0.1
> cent tolerance) in a single pass.


What on earth is that all about? 0.1 cents accuracy on a pitch  
correction? On a final tuning pass? An how on earth do you measure  
that? Most (if not all) strings will vary in pitch and least a few  
tenths of a cent between the attack and decay - some, such as those  
with false beats, will vary more than a cent.

Terry Farrell

On Jul 3, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Don wrote:

> You can start where every you wish with an ETD. One of the nicer  
> features
> is when the tenor is sharp and the treble is flat (in May, in May, the
> Merry Month of May). Pitch correction can be done on the flat part
> first--which may cause some pianos to "squirm" and bring down the  
> tenor
> considerably.
>
> I love seeing how close I can get to "spot on" A440. (By that I mean  
> a 0.1
> cent tolerance) in a single pass.