Electropiano (was Re: [CAUT] Yamaha CP-80..yup!)

Avery Todd atodd@uh.edu
Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:38:48 -0600


Don,

If I have MY way, there won't be a "next time"! :-)

Avery

At 10:31 AM 12/7/2004, you wrote:
>Hi Avery,
>
>Next time use a mirror. It makes it much easier.
>
>At 10:53 AM 07/12/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >I can't really remember the wire direction, etc. I just did it so I could
> >see where
> >to put the tuning hammer without have to stand and bend over to see them.
> >
> >Avery
> >
> >At 09:49 AM 12/7/2004, you wrote:
> >>I don't quite understand sitting at the back to tune...   As I remember,
> >>your hammer did fit on the pins on the back but they turned normally to
> >>someone tuning from the front...?    They had the wire coming around the
> >>opposite side of the tuning pin so the pin was turned counter-clockwise to
> >>bring up the tension....?   Or was that all a weird dream?
> >>
> >>David I.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> >>From: Avery Todd <atodd@uh.edu>
> >>To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
> >>Received: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 09:19:29 -0600
> >>Subject: Electropiano (was Re: [CAUT] Yamaha CP-80..yup!)
> >>
> >> >Jeff,
> >>
> >> >>On a similar note, I recently got the opportunity to tune my first
>Baldwin
> >> >>Electropiano.
> >> >>Now, that was fun with the tuning pins on the back side of the cabinet.
> >>
> >> >Yeah! Now try a whole keyboard lab at a university that's full of
> >> >them!!!!!!! :-(
> >> >I once had to do that (15-20 yrs. ago). I borrowed an electronic tuner (I
> >> >was strictly
> >> >aural then), sat on the back side to manipulate the pins, and reached 
> over
> >> >to play the
> >> >keys. It worked. Anyway, they were better than they were. :-) Hope I 
> never
> >> >have to do
> >> >that again!
> >>
> >> >Avery
> >>
> >> >>Jeff
> >> >>
> >> >>Jeff Tanner, RPT
> >> >>School Of Music
> >> >>University of South Carolina
> >>
> >>
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>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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