Theory and practice of piano tuning by Brian Capleton

[Ed Sutton]

I think David has done a great job!! I could do no better.
ES
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: reggaepass at aol.com 
  To: ed440 at mindspring.com ; pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 11:32 AM
  Subject: Re: Theory and practice of piano tuning by Brian Capleton


  Ed, 


  Well, now that you've chimed in... any details you could share about what Capleton has to say about setting tuning pins WOULD be welcome.


  Thanks,


  Alan Eder


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com>
  To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
  Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 5:18 pm
  Subject: Re: Theory and practice of piano tuning by Brian Capleton


  David, I was so glad the request was addressed to you! 
  Ed Sutton 
   
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Boyce" <David at piano.plus.com> 
  To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:31 PM 
  Subject: Re: Theory and practice of piano tuning by Brian Capleton 
   
  > Yeah, in summary, he says, It's dirty work, but someone's got to do > it....... 
  > 
  > Chapter 11 is entitled Setting the Pin. It starts on page 439 and > finishes on page 480. I'm not sure that it's possible to summarise, but > perhaps this quote from near the start of the chapter may be useful: 
  > 
  > "The discussion set out here on setting the pin may seem so detailed as to > be daunting at first sight. The apparent complexity arises only because > the dynamics of pin-setting are decribed here in unusual technical detail > and depth. A practical and intuitive understanding of these dynamics are > usually learnt from many years of tuning experience. The essence of what > is described will therefore already be familiar to expert tuners at a > practical and intuitive level, at the very least as subconscious knowledge > gleaned from practical experience. 
  > 
  > "Does one need to understand the technical details? If you are a theorist > you will probably want to. If you are a practical tuner you can probably > skip over them if you wish, and still learn to set the pin from guided > experience. However, if you quite literally want to "know what you are > doing", then naturally, looking at the technuical details can be > enlightening." 
  > 
  > Er...hope that helps...... 
  > 
  > David. 
  > 
  > 
  > 
  > "David, 
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  > Could you summarize for us what Capleton has to say about setting the pin > (since, if memory serves, that is the context in which this book was most > recently brought up)? 
  > 
  > 
  > Thanks, 
  > 
  > 
  > Alan Eder" 
  > 
  > 
  >  


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