This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In my continuing effort to not spend all day at a piano doing a pitch = raise and a tuning, I have come up with the "quickie" pitch raise. Perhaps this is something that has been discussed before. I don't know. = But it is new to me anyway. I use it when the piano or a section of the = piano is generally less than 5 cents flat - although I used it this = morning on a little M&H (Aolean) console (junk) that was up to 10 cents = flat. What I do is this: Let's say the piano is 6 cents flat on every string. = In the bass where I would normally do a 20% overpull, I will pull the = monocords up maybe 1.5 cents sharp (just the normal overpull), the left = string of the bicords up about maybe 8 cents sharp (bring the one string = up sharp enough for both strings), and the left string of the tricords = up maybe 15 or 16 cents (enough for all three strings plus enough for = the overpull thing). By doing that, the total tension on the system is = up to A440. Therefore, when I go to tune on the next pass, I am not = making any overall pitch adjustments - I just set each string to target = pitch without concerning myself with overpull, etc. This way the pitch = raise goes very fast because you only adjust one string - instead of = three. I am not a fast tuner, but the little trashy console I did this morning = was between zero and 10 cents flat. I tuned it at the proper pitch (and = I mean it was a real good tuning where all notes were right where I = wanted them) in 75 minutes. I find that you don't really want to try this with a piano that is more = than 10 cents off pitch in any area. But for the piano that is just a = tad flat or that just has one section that is a tad flat, this might be = a quick good thing to try. Am I reinventing the wheel? Terry Farrell ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/88/a1/bc/cd/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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