[Experts] Tuning a Yamaha U3 upright piano

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To me, the whole concept of an untrained person occasionally tuning just one
piano satisfactorily--regardless of electronic aids--is, in itself, a
"stretch." Suggestion: Hire a PTG professional and pay him for his time as
he tunes, helps you find the "values" you like, and so forth. Then do some
reading, maybe "Different Strokes," about setting pins and strings. Then,
after you've tuned it maybe 25 or 30 times on your own, to your machine
presets, you will like the way it sounds; specifically, the way it sounds a
week after you've tuned it.

My thoughts.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc333@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 11:53 AM
Subject: FW: [Experts] Tuning a Yamaha U3 upright piano


> I got this from the Experts list.  Anyone care to comment?
> Paul McCloud
> San Diego
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: experts-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:experts-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of SteveBrown007@cs.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 10:59 PM
> To: experts@ptg.org
> Subject: [Experts] Tuning a Yamaha U3 upright piano
>
> I have a Yamaha U3, 52-inch upright piano which I tune myself, although
> I am not a professional piano tuner. I use a computer with TuneLab
> software to set the pitches, using various partials. So far, I have been
> unable to arrive at a stretch that sounds correct to my ears. Has anyone
> with experience tuning the Yamaha U3 a list of stretch values for that
> piano? If so, I would be pleased to obtain such a list. Any help will be
> appreciated.
>
> Steve Brown
> Millville, NJ
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