On 05/11/2012 05:36 PM, John Ashcraft wrote: > In an aural pitch-raise on a typical piano, I tune sharp about 50% of the amount the piano was below pitch in the > temperament. When I've finished my 2-octave temperament, the sharpness has slipped to about 40% with full strip > muting. Octave 5 is usually flatter than the rest of the piano, so I listen for that before beginning; if it is, then > after I do the temperament, I go up to the top, stretching 5-10 cents more in that octave, then tuning fair octaves > the rest of the way up.Then I tune the bass from the temperament down, knowing that the temperament has gone down to > maybe 35% sharp. Then I tune unisons. About 90% of the time, this puts the piano within a 5-cent window of the > correct pitch for every note. You get to recognize the brands of piano that need more of less sharpness to start. No > big deal. > John Ashcraft, RPT > Serving Rural Oregon and Nevada How, in this big wide world (to be polite), can you tell (a) stretching 5-10 cents (b) 5-cent window - without an ETD ????? -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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