pitch raising

[John Gunderson]

Leslie,  Your friend's pitch raise will stick long enough for him to get into his
car and drive away.  In my opinion a second tuning after a couple of weeks is in
order, I don't care how good the tuner thinks he is.  Furthermore, a third tuning
should be scheduled a couple of months after the second.  Without the follow up
tunings, the pitch raise is wasted.

John Gunderson, Associate member, North Jersey Chapter

Leslie W Bartlett wrote:

> I'd like to get some feedback on pitch raising, aural style.
>         My teacher says he can do a 100 cent pitch raise, and make it "stick" on
> the second pass.  Another tech, local, says "NO" to that notion, and says
> one should tell the customer "It will take three tunings, two weeks
> apart", to get it stabilized.  My question is regarding the
> "stretchiness" of strings on ordinary pianos needing PR's of 50 cents or
> more, and better pianos which need less adjustment, but may not have been
> tuned in two-four years.  I'd be most appreciative of the experience of
> others.
> les bartlett
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