Thanks Isaac. : ) On Feb 17, 2006, at 12:11 AM, Isaac Sadigursky wrote: > Hi,Aart! If you like analogies,here is another one I heard from Ben > Mcklveen:he compared piano tuners working on Harpsichords with Car > Mechanics > working on Rolex watches.Yeas,they are delicate.We in L.A.were > fortunate to > have late Bill Kasimoff,who took care of most of harpsichord needs in > L.A. > area. I still have all sizes of wires "ready to go" and have only 2 > clients > with harpsichords,but still enjoy tuning their Grand pianos. > Good Luck!! Isaac > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Aart in America Piano Services > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 4:11 PM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Re: Harpsichord tuning > > Hi Conrad. > > Thanks for your help. > > I like your analogy. " swatting a mosquito with a Howitzer" I got the > mosquito but blew up the barn! > Safety first, I'll be careful. > > Thanks, > > Aart > > > On Feb 15, 2006, at 6:48 PM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > >> At 15:03 2/15/2006, you wrote: >>> Thanks Dave! >>> >>> This is very helpful information. >>> I was planing to use the SAT II. This is a duel manual keyboard. any >>> further advice would be appreciated? >>> The customer said it was his Aunts and has not been tuned in 20 >>> years... Oh boy... >>> I'm tuning and replacing some strings on Saturday. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Aart >> >> Aaargh, Aart, >> >> IMMHO, tuning a harpsichord with an ETD is like swatting a mosquito >> with a howitzer. Use your ears. The beats are easier to hear than on >> a piano and make more sense. >> >> You do NOT want to use the overpull that an ETD would give you, unless >> you REALLY want a lot of practice installing new strings. The strings >> are generally WAY closer to break strength than a piano. >> >> If it has a transposing keyboard BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT YOU ARE ON >> THE RIGHT PIN!!!!! Pins are many times arranged to mimic a keyboard >> arrangement. If the keyboard is shifted, you may have to be on what >> looks like A# to tune A. >> DAMHIK!!!!!!! >> >> >> >> >> Conrad Hoffsommer >> >> Early to rise: early to bed; >> Makes a man healthy, and socially dead. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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