No, but one pass will get so close that final touch up is quick and a breeze. (Again, if the pins are not loose) Duaine Greg Newell wrote: > You aren't suggesting that after one pass at the piano from 150 cents > flat that it's ready to play are you? Close, perhaps, but all the way > up and good for the next 6 months or so? Never! > Round here (northeast Ohio) I've had broken strings a plenty when > doing these pitch raises until I started lubing the strings first with > Protek. > > FWIW, > Greg Newell > > > At 11:19 PM 5/27/2004, you wrote: > >> I've done about 2 or 3 one-pass pr's that were about 150 cents with >> no problems and no broken strings. I know, maybe, it's because these >> pr's were done on old antique uprights (w/wo players) -with- the >> original strings. And still going strong. ;-) >> Duaine >> >> Farrell wrote: >> >>> But if the pitch raise is more than 100 cents (really more than >>> maybe 60 >>> cents), you need to do two pitch raises, otherwise you will be >>> overpulling >>> more than 25 cents (which, I think, is generally considered the most >>> you >>> want to pull a string sharp without running risk of damaging the >>> string). >>> >>> Terry Farrell >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hechler Family" >>> <dahechler@charter.net> >>> To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:33 PM >>> Subject: [Fwd: RE: Verituner and Pitch Raises] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> I know nothing about Verituner but the Cybertuner has three ranges for >>>> pitch ranges - small _+_50c - medium _+_100c - large _+_200c >>>> >>>> Most of the time a pitch raise can be done in one pass unless there >>>> are >>>> weak/loose pins. >>>> >>>> -- Duaine Hechler >>>> Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ >>>> Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding >>>> Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild >>>> Reed Organ Society Member >>>> St. Louis, MO 63034 >>>> (314) 838-5587 >>>> dahechler@charter.net >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Duaine Hechler >> Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ >> Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding >> Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild >> Reed Organ Society Member >> St. Louis, MO 63034 >> (314) 838-5587 >> dahechler@charter.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > Greg Newell > Greg's piano Forté > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild Reed Organ Society Member St. Louis, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@charter.net
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