"Fine tune" to me is less than 5 cents pitch variation. This is hard to achieve on a pitch raise, especially in the top treble, but not impossible (practice makes perfect). If the piano is within this range, a fine tuning immediately after a pitch raise will give the same results as when the piano does not need the pitch raise! The biggest problem I have seen in pitch raising is that the tuner does not end up within this 5 cent deviation from where the piano will be after "fine tuning". This is where SAT's and RCT's are extremely effective. Knowing where you will end up is 90% of the battle to get there. DGPEAKE@aol.com wrote: > Dear Friends and Collegues, > > Here is a question for you to ponder? When pitch raising do you fine tune the > piano immediately after or come back after the piano has settled, say 3-5 days > or one month? Does it depend on how much you raise the pitch? > > I have had situations where I have done a 1/2 step pitch raise, and came back > in a month to do a fine tune, and the end result was that the piano was much > more stable. I would then recommend another tuning 3-6 months at the initial > fine tuning rate and if a pitch raise was needed, I would eat the extra fee. > What do you think? > > Dave Peake, RPT > Portland, OR
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