I think the key here is that you cannot do a perfect tuning on a Winter spinet and will be frustrated to try. The most effective way I've found is to use an ETD which is very good at making the best of a bad situation. It doesn't try to do perfect but finds the best compromise under the circumstances. Tom Cole John Formsma wrote: > The three top things to remember when tuning a Winter spinet: > 1. Unisons > 2. Speed > 3. Speed > > Yesterday I tuned my two Winter spinet "twins." Serial numbers 326128 > and 326129. > > If there's anything worse than tuning one Winter spinet, it's tuning > two of them back-to-back. The only positive thing about this duo is > that the second tuning is markedly faster than the first. > > Oh, and the fourth thing I forgot to mention about Winter spinets is > that they can't really be tuned. <G> > > Sincerely, > > Your friendly frazzled piano technician, who is eagerly anticipating > taking a few days off during the next two weeks. > > -- > JF
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