Aural? (self-starters)

[Farrell]

Would you care to enlighten us on your muting techniques? I am always
looking for ways to be more efficient, save time, and leave more solid
tunings!

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger C Hayden" <rchayden2@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: Aural? (self-starters)


> I started with a Strob-o-conn in '75. My tunings sounded like an old
> Hammond Organ, accurate, but lifeless.  In a short time I was using the
> Strobe for temperment only.  Then in '82 by the Grace of the Lord the
> Strobe died slowly,  and I learned to set temperment  by correcting first
> one bad note, then two, then three or four, then the wheel quit
> completely.
>
> I did get some coaching and encouragement from Binghamton Guild Pres. Ed
> Pettingill, and my wife's uncle let me watch him tune and borrow his
> tools.
>
> It's been aural up hill ever since.
>
> Average tuning, 35 to 45 minutes, with pretty fussy checking.  But my
> muting techniques are what I think are very efficient, time saving, and
> leave a solid tuning.  (Two 100's, the rest All 90's except for one area
> in my tuning test, I was reading a book when the testers came back.)
>
> Roger C. Hayden, RPT
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