I always use a 'T' hammer for grands and a lever for uprights.... :-) Michael G.(UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:02 PM Subject: Re: Moving from Uprights to Grands > Find a piano? <g>. > Tune with the lever as close to pointing away from you as comfortable. > If right handed that will be on the right of the string you are tuning . > If a lefty I presume on the left side of center. > If a rightie Sit facing the bass strings. > With my stiff hammer and a 20% head I usually can get away with tuning at > a > 90% to the string. > But when the feel of the pin is not there. moving the hammer parallel to > the string really helps > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr@srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <mps@usol.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:21 AM > Subject: Moving from Uprights to Grands > > >> When someone feels he/she may be ready to begin trying their hand >> at tuning Grand pianos, (when all they have had experience tuning is >> Uprights), what should they do first? >> >> >> Thank you very much >> >> Mark >> Montbriand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >
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