I failed to get a piano tuned well, and the customer called the tuner she had used years before. I called him, and asked what I did wrong. He said, "not much", and indicated it was a difficult piano. But he said, "Your problem is going too slowly. Better get close, then strip it again and go through it again quickly. He indicated he can to through a piano twice in the time most do it once, and, in the end, get a better tuning. There is some inner trust required to go at it this way, but the times I have forced myself to accept "close' on the first run through, I have found the second time through going much quicker, and I get done in less time than when I attempt to spend multiple minutes on each note, and the tuning is more solid. I also made a "bonker" out of two hammers. I tune my temperament, then "bonk" each note. Then I bonk each note after I've done my octaves. Then I use the bonker to do unisons. Actually, that allows me to stand when tuning a studio piano, giving less arm strain, and with the sharper blows of the bonker, I think my tunings stabilize better. Now I haven't been at this for decades, so I may be crazy! Leslie Bartlett M. Mus 16315 Laluna Houston, TX 77083 On Wed, 12 Feb 1997 13:34:45 -0700 (MST) elee@amug.org (Eliot Lee) writes: >Dear List, > > Do you know of any techniques to develop speed tuning? > > I have read Steve Fairchild gives a course in tuning and >since he >was the world record holder, maybe some of you know his technique. > > Does he use a temperament strip or just mutes. > > Does he use an SAT or fork? > > I am plagued with slow tuning, going over and over a note >probably >making it worse, banging it, so that it will hold. > > I have yet to master that art. Does Steve have email? > > What is the best angle of holding the hammer, are there torque >advantages of being right or left handed? > > Some people press the hammer so they can feel notch tuning. >I've >been there done that but still would like to improve my technique and >speed. > > What is the best way to Pitch Raise? > >Thanks, > >Eliot > >G. Eliot Lee >Phoenix, AZ >elee@amug.org >(602) 957-1711 >"You are never alone or helpless, the force that guides the stars >guides >you too." - P.R. Sarkar > > > > >
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