It seems that so far eveyone uses the same technique for all pianos , but I know this is not so .It seems to change from piano to piano , maybe from pin to pin. I've checked it out with Sat111.Slame the note with a good stong blow and watch the lights go spinning to the left. Even with out the hammer on the pin.Spongy pin ? Maybe . Other pianos , a good blow, slight wiggle of the hammer on the pin rock steady-. Dan Schreffler RPT Northern AZ University ---- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 12:03 AM Subject: RE: test blows > I wouldn't say "extremely hard test blows" but he is of the school that the > pin should be manipulated while giving the string firm and frequent blows. > The C&A people at Steinway make the same recommendation (as do others). I > heard a presentation of Mohr's not too long ago in which he advised, in a > half joking manner, that if a technician was tuning your piano and played > the notes gently as they tuned, that you should throw them out. I have > found that tuning with firm and frequent blows does help stability--though > I find it is more necessary in the treble (capo sections especially) than > lower down. The greater extrusion of the tenor and bass tend to keep > things moving more naturally. As a general rule I find that the piano > requires firmer blows as you ascend the scale. You don't need to use > "extremely hard test blows" while tuning. In fact, I don't like to use > "extremely hard test blows" at all. If you tune while playing the note > frequently and firmly, a final whack to the note doesn't really help and > might even be counterporductive. It doesn't hurt, by the way, to play a > bit more softly when you want to listen carefully for accuracy. > > David Love > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > I've heard stories that Franz Mohr used extremely hard test blows when > > tuning. Of course, I've also heard that his tunings were rock-solid > > stable. There seems to be a correlation here. > > > > Any further comments? > > > > Corte Swearingen > > Chicago > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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