In some situations I do use a heavy “tuning blow” while torqueing, or sometimes flagpoling, the pin flatter. But I prefer to let hammer technique alone set the pin and render the string and then use a test blow if warranted. It all depends on the piano. On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:29 AM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com> wrote: > Well, Paul. I thought I had indirectly made that distinction. <G> But > yes, I use light to medium blows as I'm tuning, then a firm blow for > testing. > > It's a good idea to let your arm and hand tell you when you're hitting > too hard. We struggle to remember that a pianist cannot use more force > in playing than we do in our test blows. They can make that soundboard > vibrate like crazy, and that might shake some things loose. But if we > have done a good tuning (and not tried to make too large of a pitch > correction during the tuning), things will be fine. > > My personal opinion is that stability is more about knowing how to > move the tuning lever than whacking the heck out of the string. There > are not an infinite number of ways to leave a tuning pin and string. > It's all about finding the one spot where they are most stable. > > -- > JF > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:18 AM, <PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com> wrote: >> John: >> >> Would it be sensible to make a distinction between "tuning" touch, and >> "stabilizing" or "test" blows or touch? When I'm tuning, I use a relatively >> light or medium touch to hear what I want, then give the key a harder >> (stabilizing) blow with a bit of sustain. I may do that twice or three times >> on each note. If the note stays where I want it to, or if it actually drops >> down that whisker of frequency i want in order to create the interval or >> unison, then I'm doubly gratified. The quiet touch tuning works especially >> well in the treble, as does setting the string with a short series of >> stabilizing blows. >> >> Paul >> > -- Regards, Jeff Deutschle Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me privately. Thank You.
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