Strips or wedges

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Barrie:

If I use a single wire handled rubber mute in an upright treble area, I
will usually tune the left string first (for better stability), then the
right string, then the center string by ear to complete the unison.

For a quick touchup tuning as you mention below, I would not strip mute
the entire piano. One wedge does just fine.

Jim Coleman, Sr.


On Tue, 27 Oct 1998, Barrie Heaton wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> 
> 
> > I always tune the Bass last because it
> >changes the least.
> When I do a pitch I tune the Bass first as half the tension is on the
> least number of strings and the Bass can upset the treble but the treble
> has little effect on the Bass when you pull it up. 
> 
> 
> >For this reason, I use only one or two wedges in the upper treble. With the
> >wedges, I can isolate each string and also listen to the overall effect of
> >the unisons when I am through. On Grands, I use two fat wedges. The
> >most stable way to tune the treble is to tune right string first (its length
> >from V-Bar to tuning pin is the longest and most stable), 
> 
> It is also the less false on most Grand's do you tune the right string
> on uprights as this is in reverse on the string length, but not the
> falseness.
> 
> 
> 
> To All:
> 
> One question that interests me, I was tuning a Bosendorfer grand today
> which is tuned on a regular basis this for me was really a touch up.
> Tuned the F in the scale plus odd unisons.  Couple of octaves at the
> bass break tidied up last octave in the treble about fifteen minutes in
> all.  The question is, would you strip mute the entire piano for just a
> touch up or would you use a wedge. 
> 
> Barrie, 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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