All right, here we go again. 150 cent pitch raise and "one pass will get so close that final touch up is quick and a breeze". This suggests that most (almost all - maybe all) strings end up within one or two cents of target. If the "tuning" is only a touchup, then many strings must end up at the target pitch. Now most folks say that a PR should just get the piano up to pitch, and not waste time setting pins. So I take it your pins get set somehow automatically? My experience is that - especially in the high treble - strings will often take quite a bit of hammering/stretching before they stabilize when doing a large pitch raise (sometimes even with no PR). Is this addressed? And would this work on any piano? Do you have a large set of overpull percentages for various pianos? Do you not find that a small piano with no downbearing and no soundboard crown will require less overpull than a large piano with tons of downbearing and soundboard crown? I find that some pianos may require more overpull than others - how do you get all yours to end right up on target? Most folks say that if you are spending more than 15 or 20 minutes on a pitch raise, there is something wrong with your technique (takes me a half-hour). How much time might a "touch up" tuning require? 20 minutes max? So do you pitch raise 150 cents and tune in less than a total of 40 minutes and end up with a good, stable tuning? What kind of ETD/ear are you using? 150 cent PR and a good tuning would take me between 2 and 2-1/2 hours. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 12:01 AM Subject: Re: Verituner and Pitch Raises] > 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!
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