Wierd Pitch Raise Results

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Bill,
If this is on F3 or C5 use the closest string that will give a good reading
and take the measurement down or up to the F or C that you have chosen to
enter.
ie use a reading on C#5 that is clear and step down to C5 and enter.
Sometimes using my brass rod will settle the strings false beats quick as
using a different note as it can be used on uprights without the removal of
the action.
Becuase it is so thin you can pass the end of the rod past the dampers down
far enough to seat the string on the bridge.
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Maxpiano@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Wierd Pitch Raise Results


> My SAT III sometimes gives inconsistent responses when I call on it to
> calculate pitch-raise overpull.  A number of times I have had it indiate
> negative "overpull" then the note I am checking is plainly on the low side
> (lights spinning counter-clockwise).  I always check for the plus sign in
the
> left window.  I always have the SAT redo the calculation in such a case,
and
> make sure I am holding the reset button till the lights stop.  I assume
this
> is because of false beats or lack of clarity in the harmonic the SAT is
> listening to.  A Kimball is a prime candidate for this kind of error.  On
> such a piano, the lights may not stop to my satisfaction.
>
> Bill Maxim
> Maxim Piano Service
> 212 Newpark Place
> Columbia, SC 29212-8666
> (803) 732-9225, FAX (803) 732-2641
> wmaxim@aol.com