Hi Holly, Unisons as you go almost immediately saves 20 minutes off total tuning time. Learning curve essentially zero. I'm a middle man myself with a split mute. I.E. c# middle wire, move mute a semitone, c# left wire, then d middle wire, move mute a semitone, d left wire, right wire c# etc. It also produces a superior pitch correction with less total overpull which I believe leads to fewer string failures. At 04:15 PM 3/19/2008 -0400, you wrote: >(Figured I'd put it under one heading instead of a third post) > >Regarding you more experienced tuners and your one-mute method - about how >long did it take you to transition from strip muting to unisons-as-you-go? >What I mean is, how much time in practice did it take to get your time down >and result in a clean enough tuning to do unisons-as-you-go in the field on >a paid basis? Does my question make sense? I know in theory, if you're >capable of producing a clean and stable tuning using other methods, there >shouldn't be much of a transition time, but still. I've fiddled >with tuning with one mute (I mean aurally here - I use one mute all the >time when tuning with an ETD), and it takes me longer because I'm used >to the sound of intervals and octaves in single-string format. I don't >get to practice it all the time though, because I gotta work. It's like >the fact that I wouldn't go out and start putting Stein-way style >tunings on pianos without having practiced and refined the technique on my >own. People shouldn't have to pay extra (time or money) for the >technician's learning experience/practice-time. > >"" playing levels, it still has to be loud enough to project out to an >audience (not bringing in the topic of hall acoustics, etc.). Which means >of course there's a lot of volume right at the piano. In a perfect >world, even piano players would wear ear protection, just as much as >drummers (should) wear ear protection. Not saying those two instruments are >of the same hearing damage level, but they can produce damage. I've >been able to hear just fine when wearing ear plugs and tuning, so why not >take the extra precaution anyway? For me, though, it's just a matter of >getting into the habit. This should be a good reason to! > >Regarding whether or not a person is striking the notes too hard when >tuning, though - I do know that a certain piano manufacturer'"the piano >is defective because it won'" reports. I know everyone tunes >differently, and it'd be a shame to turn a thread on the importance of >protecting our most important tool into an argument on hard or soft >hitters. Sometimes depending on the piano, though, one technique is better >than another to use, maybe? > >cheers, >Holly Quigley >(just an associate member) > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 >/ Virus Database: 269.21.7/1335 - Release Date: 3/19/2008 9:54 AM Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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