Going over it twice

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 5/18/00 7:00:36 AM Central Daylight Time, 
cedel@supernet.com writes:

<< I believe it was Bill Bremmer (correct me if I'm wrong) who said that you 
can
 tune a piano faster by going over it twice than belaboring the tuning once.  
I
 would really like to see this demonstrated at a convention by anyone who uses
 this method, since I am admittedly dubious.  Yet being sort of an efficiency
 freak, I'm interested if I can be convinced.  Or is this another area where 
each
 person does what is comfortable for him/her?
 
 Regards,
 Clyde Hollinger, RPT >>


It all depends on what is meant by "going over it twice." If it means 
actually tuning the whole piano twice, then I would tend to think that the 
second time around would go a little faster, if the first time wasn't a pitch 
raise. I just did a Steinway S this afternoon, and I basically tuned it 
twice, because II tried a new approach. I started on middle C, and using the 
ACT III, turned to the S&S S page, I tuned all three strings before 
proceeding to C#. When I started at B3, I checked C4, and found it to be a 
little low, as were C#, D. etc. So when I got to A0, I just went back up all 
the way to C8. I had to tune each note again. 

My normal method is to strip mute, start in the middle, go up, then go down 
to the bass. I then restrip every other note, and tune one unison. Before 
tuning the other unison, I check intervals and octaves and unisons. After 
restripping the mute, I tune the other unison. I then pull the mute and check 
the whole piano again for octaves, intervals and unisons. 

By the time I have retuned the upper octaves after my first unison go around, 
and then again after all the unisons are done, I guess I have gone through 
the piano three times. 

Willem