ETD Unisons was something else

[Farrell]

OK, I understand what you were saying. When I tune, I use two mutes and tune
my unisons as I tune each note: Center string to the SAT, left string to the
center, and right string to the center. Then when I am all done I quickly
run down each note just checking unisons. I tune the left and right strings
to the center string by ear, but I do look at the SAT just to help me along
with whether the string I am tuning is sharp or flat of my target. I find it
also helpful to do it this way because every once in a while I catch a
middle string dropping a tad in pitch. I can catch it right there that way.

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: ETD Unisons was something else


>
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > Yes, one string at a time in the very high treble on pianos with lots of
> > false beats. What do you mean "find a coupled string unison"? What is
that?
>
> Grin.. hmmmm probably poorly worded on my part... also when you tune
unisons by
> ear you have two strings sounding at once.  Using the ETD to tune unisons
in
> this same fashion, instead of muting off so that only one string sounds at
a
> time.
>
> >
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> > Piano Tuning & Service
> > Tampa, Florida
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 2:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: ETD Unisons was something else
> >
> > > So Terry, do you tune one string at a time and then check with ear, or
do
> > you
> > > use the machine to find a coupled sting unison that you can live with
?
> > >
> > > Farrell wrote:
> > >
> > > > I do almost all unisons by ear. Once in a while I will check a
really
> > wierd
> > > > bass string unison with the AccuTuner. Where I do use it for unisons
> > > > sometimes is on noisy pianos in the very high treble. Especially
little
> > junk
> > > > spinets and consoles - anything with lots of false beats in the high
> > > > treble - I will tune unisons by ear until it seems that it doesn't
make
> > any
> > > > difference quite where I set it - then when I check with the
AccuTuner,
> > I
> > > > will usually see that I can get it closer with the machine than by
ear.
> > But
> > > > if I have a nice clean piano, I go all the way from bottom to top
tuning
> > > > unisons by ear.
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Richard Brekne
> > > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > > Bergen, Norway
> > > mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
>
>
>