[pianotech] Thanks and further comments

[Mr. Mac's]

On Feb 2, 2011, at 8:26 PM, Duaine Hechler wrote:

> … I once tuned a piano that was
> nearly 300 cents flat. As I started from A0 and kept going up the scale,
> I - would - do some checks - which sounded horrible. My mentor said
> "trust me, by the time you get to the end, it will change enough on its
> own to sound really good."
> 
> Sure enough, by the time I was done, in - one - pass, the checks sounded
> pretty descent and the overall tuning was pretty damn good. …

Duaine,

I just don't accept the results you claim.
And no credible mentor in the Piano Technicians Guild
   would claim the piano you describe would "sound really good" in one pass.

With the best rendering possible, the best tuning pin responses,
   the best tuning lever technique, the most accurate pitch raising feature
   currently known in the industry, a person is not going to
   achieve anything remotely sounding like a "pretty d*** good" tuning.
Just not going to happen.

The most that can possibly be achieved in one pass
   is to hopefully land somewhere in the remote vicinity of A440.
   That alone would be a spectacular accomplishment
    for a nearly 300 cents flat piano.

Sincerely,

Keith McGavern, RPT