[CAUT] left to right or R to L?

[reggaepass at aol.com]

I don't know whether or not it has been mentioned on this thread, but I have heard that Steinway recommends (or, at least, DID recommend at one time) starting from the lowest note in the lower treble section (i. e., the lowest capo note) and stringing on up to the top, then the tenor (top to bottom, if memory serves).  Anybody else ever hear of that procedure?



Alan Eder


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From: Ed  Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 4:46 pm
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When stringing an upright, the coil-lifting 
advantage works left to right, starting at note 88.


Ed S.



  
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  Paul T Williams 

  
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Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 5:51 
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All, 

I'm wondering why  John Travis' book says to start 
  at 88.  The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to start at 
  the low end  It's a great book and use his scalings often, but it appears 
  more sensable to work low to high so one can get a better coil on the tuning 
  pin without so much mess of touching up paint, or whatever on the plate. Im 
  not lefty and the coils, when properly set have the coil just right to do it 
  right handed.   

How much 
  tension do y"all put on the strings before bass stringing.  I try to put 
  "just enough" to keep the coils etc from settling too much. It's hard to fix 
  once their all in there. Then, when the bass strings are on, I follow Travis's 
  ideas on bringing up to pitch....The rachet thing sounds like a good 
  idea. 
Paul 





  

    

    

      
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Pau;l

What Fred says. Also, I use a tuning tip on a ratchet. It 
  is easier to push the ratchet with my left hand, while holding up the coil 
  with my right hand, with easy access to the coil. For a string hook, instead 
  of the traditional hook, I made my own using a Steinway capstan screw 
  regulator, (Pianotek part # SCR-2, Schaff part # 97). bent to look like a 
  Norris pedal spring (Schaff #584), only with 90 degree angles at each end. 
  

Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano 
  Tuner/Technician
Mililani, Oahu, HI
808-349-2943
Author of: 
The 
  Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter 
  Press
www.pianotuning.com 


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From: Paul T Williams 
  <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Sent: Fri, 7 Nov 
  2008 8:58 am
Subject: [CAUT] left to right or R to L?


Dear List, 

I've always restrung grand starting at note 88, but 
  am considering starting at the bottom of the plain wire and work up to give me 
  better control at getting better coils.  Are there opinions either way 
  from y'all? 

Thanks 

Paul 

  


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