FW: Tuning Duplex

[Ed Guerra]

Hello Orlando,  

Ed Guerra here. I am blind myself and I use to teach piano technology at
the school for the blind  Heres is what you can do.  

Strike the note and follow the string to the bridge and go passed the
bridge and right behind the pins is the duplex.  Also, if you take a piece
of brass stock and tap the string in front of the bridge pins the false
beat sometimes is corrected.  Remember I said sometimes. The other thing
you can use if you do not have a piece of brass is, a screw driver and do
the same thing.  If you use a screw driver be careful not to tap too hard,
because you can damage the string.  

I hope that this is of some help to you. 

If you have any more questions you can call me at 512-335-5447

     


At 02:17 AM 6/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Listers,
>
>My name is Orlando Fiol and I am definitely new here.  I'm totally blind,
>live in New York City and have been tuning my own piano and others for
>about eight years now.  All this talk about duplex wedges has interested me
>greatly.  However, dyue to my physical limitations, I can't seem to plluck
>the correct strings to assertain the tuning of my duplex scale.  I have a
>Steinway M, (1929) in case that helps.  Just on a fluke, I was wondering if
>a kind soul living in NYC would be willing to show me briefly how to track
>my duplex scale.  Of course, if coming over to my place would be too much
>trouble, I imagine I could learn on a suitable piano and apply the
>technique to my own.  after assertaining the tuning of my duplex, I'm not
>sure if I will want to have it adjusted.  I'm hoping that such an
>adjustment, however, might fix a chronic false string problem I'm having in
>the trebble.  Many thanks.
>
>Orlando Fiol
>
>
Ed Guerra
edguerra@mail.utexas.edu
Austin, TX