<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hey all- <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Thanx again for your posts about this.</DIV><DIV>It's been great reading all of the responses and seeing how others tackle this situation..</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I do use an accu-tuner for those that asked if I have an ETD.</DIV><DIV>Seems the consensus is to raise the pitch all the way up on the first go.</DIV><DIV>Guess I'll try that next time.</DIV><DIV>I must be some sort of wimp..</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>;)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I would like to attend that pitch raise class that Don Manino does though, and I'll totally keep my eye out for that..</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers!</DIV><DIV>Michelle</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 8, 2007, at 4:36 PM, Ken Zahringer wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <FONT face="Garamond"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px">Hey, Michelle,<BR> <BR> When raising pitch by 100 cents or less, I overshoot by 10% in the bass and 25% in tenor/treble, sometimes 25% tenor and 30% treble, particularly in uprights and when closer to a 100 cent raise. Over 100 cents I just pull it 30 cents sharp.<BR> <BR> Let’s say, for instance, I do a 100 cent raise; then in the tenor the total pull is 125 cents. When I say I bring it all the way up in 15-25 cent jumps, I mean in this for instance it would take me 5 or 6 quick jerks to get the pitch in the neighborhood, then a finesse to get it within 1-2 cents of the target. I don’t go for more precision than that on a pitch raise. After one pass, the piano is usually within 2-3 cents of standard pitch. That’s just one reason why I love my Verituner! (Yes, the same is true for any ETD, I just happen to own a Verituner.)<BR> <BR> Regards,<BR> Ken Z.<BR> <BR> <BR> On 1/8/07 2:44 PM, "Michelle Stranges" <<A href="mailto:stranges@oswego.edu">stranges@oswego.edu</A>> wrote:<BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face="Garamond"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px"><BR> On Jan 8, 2007, at 3:08 PM, Ken Zahringer wrote:<BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face="Garamond"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px"><BR> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size="4"><FONT face="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:18.0px">when I do a big pitch raise, I usually bring the string up in 15-25 cent<BR> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Garamond"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px"> <BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size="4"><FONT face="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:18.0px">jumps.<BR> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Garamond"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px"> <BR> </SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Garamond"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px"><BR> Hi Ken,<BR> <BR> I copy and pasted something from your last post, but I'm not sure if it'll show up. <BR> You said "when I do a big pitch raise. I usually bring the string up in 15-25 cent jumps" does this mean how much you overshoot??<BR> <BR> Shanks-<BR> :)<BR> michelle<BR> <BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="Garamond"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px"><BR> <BR> -- <BR> Ken Zahringer, RPT<BR> Piano Technician<BR> MU School of Music<BR> 297 Fine Arts<BR> 882-1202<BR> cell 489-7529<BR> </SPAN></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>