Moving from Uprights to Grands

[Avery Todd]

Hi Mark,

At 12:46 PM 7/20/05, you wrote:
>Don't forget to keep the damper pedal pressed down while strip 
>muting the sections with tri-chord (split wedge)dampers.  Failure to 
>do so will set the stage for another learning experience; tri-chord 
>damper replacement.

I thought that was mainly on S & S pianos! :-) Did I say that?????

Avery


>Mark Wisner
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan Barnard <tune4u@earthlink.net>
>Sent: Jul 20, 2005 10:04 AM
>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: RE: Moving from Uprights to Grands
>
>Are you ready for this? Are you sure? Okay, sit down, buckle up, say a
>little prayer for strength.
>
>I'm about to let you in on the secrets of the trade, reveal the mysteries
>reserved only for the most prepared and initiated supplicant ...
>
>1. Sit down.
>2. Open tool case.
>3. Tune piano.
>4. Accept check with smile and thanks.
>5. Leave.
>
>Okay, sorry. Just having a little fun with you. There is no mystery. Angle
>yourself facing the bass (assuming you are a righty). Place the hammer so
>that it points away from you, as close to parallel with the strings as you
>reasonably can. When you get to the top octave, you may have to use a
>longer tip, a steeper-angled head, or a tip extension. Also, you may have
>to move around to the right side of the piano to tune without the strut and
>case getting in your way. You'll quickly figure that out.
>
>You can strip the piano or whatever you are used to, but mute-moving is
>easier and less of a hassle in grands. On the unisons adjacent to struts,
>you will have to put a mute between two of the three strings and tune the
>left or right string first, then move the mute and tune the center string,
>etc. You'll quickly figure that out, too.
>
>Have fun.
>
>Alan Barnard
>Salem, Missouri
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <mps@usol.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 07/20/2005 11:21:05 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
> >
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