old PTJ article

[pianolover 88]

Quite an interesteing PTJ article, from 1985, about testing your tuning 
hammer technique. Pick the last string in the tenor/treble section, 
somewhere aroung E-F#5, on an upright piano. Lower the note by 1/2 step, or 
100c. Then, making as many SMALL, but definite pin movements as you can, 
bring the note back UP to where you started. The article estimates that a 
beginner will make only about 10 individual pin movements before arriving 
1/2 step back up, while the seasoned tech will make as many as THIRTY 
separate pin movements. Keep in mind that the pin MUST MOVE in the block in 
this test; bending or anything else does NOT count, needless to say, but, 
what the hey! Try it and report back to let us know how you did. Remember, 
feel the "ticks."

Terry Peterson

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