Amen, brother Tom! - Mark -----Original Message----- From: tom driscoll [mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 1:12 AM To: mags@magsmusic.net; Pianotech Subject: Re: Aural tuning- 300 cents flat Maggie, With all due respect, Your posting on pitch raising may be true for your 2 1/2 years experience, but it makes no sense to this guy's 30 years experience. Pianos that are very flat do not necessarily have loose tuning pins, and what would a cracked soundboard have to do with holding pitch? A piano with loose tuning pins as you describe will not hold at any pitch.,and is a candidate for rebuilding-CA treatment or the dump. If we are talking about a structurally sound, though neglected upright of modern design. Pull it up with any of the proven pitch raising methods, as fast as you possibly are able and replace some broken strings if necessary (You'll be surprised at how many can withstand major pitch corrections without string breakage) Not every piano can or should be pitch raised , and I suggest that you search the archives or past issues of the Journal for pitch raising articles. Personally I saw the late George Defebaugh(Spelling?) along with our current colleague Jim Coleman in class 25 years ago present their system of pitch raising and I've been jerkin' these old boxes up to pitch ever since Best wishes, Tom Driscoll ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maggie Jusiel" <mags@magsmusic.net> To: "Don" <pianotuna@yahoo.com> Cc: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 11:08 PM Subject: Re: Aural tuning- 300 cents flat > OK...OK...I know...I know... I am full of poo-poo! :p > > ...just trying to be helpful with my lack of experience, etc.... ;) > > > Hi Maggie, > > > > CA glue. > > > > At 04:46 PM 2/26/2005 +1300, you wrote: > >>Everything you say makes sense to me...I'm just a pessimist with old > >> pianos > >>because, for some reason, the one's I get are so dry (useless pinblock) > >>the string tension litterally pulls the hammer right out of my hands! > >>...those are definitely untuneable to A440...others, however... ;D > > > >>-mags,WV > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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