[pianotech] Hammer Technique: was Q & A Roundtable

[Ron Nossaman]

On 2/2/2011 12:00 AM, David Love wrote:
> Most people do overshoot as part of their standard technique but you
> don't have to. Overshooting is a more indirect way of tuning than
> just tuning straight to the target. By applying counter pressure to
> the lever you can avoid overshooting and I find it's not only faster
> but has other benefits which I outlined. David Love

And as I said, the only way I know to tell what you have in pin back 
torque relative to string is to to take it above pitch at some time 
during the process. It's not a bit slower, and is considerably more 
informative than guessing.
Ron N