etds and ears

[Fenton Murray]

Dave,
I tried one today a beat low, I can see how one could get used to the rhythm
of bringing every thing up a bit, way better for me than bringing everything
back down, but, I gotta go with Ed here. I want as close to my final pitch
as possible through the middle, up in the alto/treble I don't mind things a
little sharp, easy to drop them in. If nothing else it's less work for
crying out loud, the bass I don't like to pull sharp at all, unless I know
there is no risk of breaking strings, like new Yamahas or whatever. On a 50c
pitch raise I shoot for a window of a beat or 2 sharp and have no problem
tuning the piano at 441 or so if that's where it ends up.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <A440A at aol.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:09 AM
Subject: Re: etds and ears


> Dave writes:
> << and I like to challenge myself to leave the piano ready for fine tuning
at
> .5-1.5 cents low: my favorite tuning platform.  >>
>
>       Gee, this just goes to show how different we all are.  I have always
> hoped to leave a piano about 1 cent high after a pitch raise.  This is
usually
> within the range that pin flex will leave a solidly anchored top-string,
and
> the fine tuning can be had with the least amount of hammer work, for me.
>      I imagine that we all have different strokes on the hammer technique
> while we are raising the pitch, too.
>
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>
>
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