[pianotech] Stability techniques

[Tom Servinsky]

Although this might sound over-simplified, the trick is to eventually get 
the piano so well within a concert quality tuning as your starting point. 
This of course means being able to see the piano on multiple occasions 
within a short period of time.
Then the trick during the tuning is no move the pin any more than is needed. 
Adding unwanted movement to pin/ string tension  only adds more uneasiness 
to the stability.

Not knowing where you are on the ladder of concert ability, I would spend a 
considerable amount of time and effort on being as exact on your pin 
movement as possible. Also being keenly aware of when the pin and string 
have firmly come to rest. Most inexperience tuners either leave the string 
or pin in an unstable position, leaving the possibility wide open for a 
unison to move prematurely out of tune.
This control requires a very good tuning lever/head and most importantly, a 
very strong forearm to manipulate the pin with that amount of exactness. And 
of course, all of this comes with a considerable amount of experience.
Tom Servinsky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Bondi" <phil at philbondi.com>
To: "Newtonville" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 7:26 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Stability techniques


> Hi all.
>
> I'm wanting to hear how those who have concert work responsibilities 
> stabilize your tunings. I use to run arpeggios and play hard triads up and 
> down until I saw Steve Brady's Fore Arm Smash method. I gave it a shot. I 
> have to admit, after the first tuning of the season and 6 hrs. of practice 
> on the instrument after the FAS method was used, I am impressed with how 
> stable the piano was before the show tonight...not much to do to it.
>
> How do you stabilize your tuning?
>
> -daRook
>