[pianotech] Verituner Help...

[Tom Sivak]

Duaine

Clearly, the Cybertuner must be superior to the Verituner.  

Tom Sivak

--- On Tue, 12/16/08, Duaine & Laura Hechler <dahechler at charter.net> wrote:

> From: Duaine & Laura Hechler <dahechler at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Verituner Help...
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 11:42 PM
> Ron, et all,
> 
> 
> 
> Why would anyone waste the time to do a two-pass tuning,
> when it can be
> done in one.
> 
> 
> 
> I tune in one pass, using Cybertuner,  then do a final
> unison check.
> 
> 
> 
> Everyone that I know that has Cybertuner, tune in one pass.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards, Duaine
> 
> 
> 
> Ron Koval wrote:
> 
>   
> #yiv1170064676 .hmmessage P
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> Oh I forgot about the markers.
> 
>  
> 
> The Verituner has built-in, or user set overpull markers. 
> When tuning,
> you should 
> 
> see a line appear where the pitch is before tuning. 
> (don't adjust the
> pitch until
> 
> you see it...)  Then you can set to display one, or all of
> the
> over/under pull triangles.
> 
> The percentage amount depends both on the type of piano and
> your tuning
> technique.
> 
> These can be enabled in both coarse or fine mode.
> 
>  
> 
> I use 12, 21 and 33 for bass strings, plain wires up to
> strut break,
> above strut break for 
> 
> Baldwin uprights.  You might reduce the amount in the top
> 1/2 octave. 
> The idea is to 
> 
> allow for the pitch to drift back down as the structure
> takes on the
> load of pulling the
> 
> pitch up to 440.
> 
>  
> 
> My goal is to have a fine tuned piano after a single pass,
> when I then
> check in fine
> 
> tune mode.  Mostly, I fail... BUT I DO get lots of strings
> that are
> right on.
> 
>  
> 
> Ron Koval
> 
> Chicagoland
> 
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> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Duaine Hechler
> Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
> Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
> Reed Organ Society Member
> Florissant, MO 63034
> (314) 838-5587
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