[pianotech] Steinway Upright

[John Formsma]

I don't have a lot of these to tune. But, for the ones I do, the tuning pins
flagpole a lot.  I find a jerk movement to work satisfactorily, or better
yet, the Reyburn CyberHammer.

As Floyd has mentioned, false beats abound. Listen beyond the false beats,
and it should end up sounding OK.

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JF

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Tom Rhea, Jr. <rheapiano at cox.net> wrote:

>  List:
>
> I was approached by a potential client who wanted me to tune her late
> grandmother’s Steinway upright.  It was recently moved from her
> grandmother’s home to its present location and, regretfully, hasn’t been
> tuned in many (read: more than ten) years.  Of course I agreed, since I’m
> working hard to get my fledgling business off the ground, but then I
> remembered that a number of technicians in my limited experience had been
> less than complimentary of the Steinway upright due to its quirky nature
> during tuning.
>
> My inclination is to approach this tuning with no preconceptions but alarm
> bells are still insistently ringing in my head.  Are there any pitfalls or
> booby traps that I should be aware of before attempting this daunting task?
>
> Your collective wisdom will be most appreciated.
>
>
>
> Tom
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>
>
> Rhea Piano Service
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> Tom Rhea, Jr., Technician
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