[pianotech] pitch raises

[Paul Williams]

Indeed!  Never tell a customer that "you" broke a string!  Then, they'll claim you broke it and won't pay you for the repair! DAMHIK!!!!

If I see a lot of rust on strings, or if it hasn't been tuned for many years, I will warn them that one or more might break, and it's not my fault and will result in a repair!!

Hint: if tuning a very flat piano, go through the bass strings first, giving them a jolt DOWN in pitch before bringing them up to a tunable pitch.  Again, DAMHIK!!

Paul


From: Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com<mailto:pianotune05 at hotmail.com>>
Reply-To: "pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>>
Date: Monday, October 29, 2012 3:37 PM
To: "pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>>
Subject: [pianotech] pitch raises

Hi Cy,
I learned at the school that piano techs don't break strings, that rather strings can break during tuning.  So to answer your question, during a pitch raise I never break strings, but on a couple rare occasions a string couldn't handle the tension. :-)  I will admit however I do pray during a lot of them especially on old pianos and spinets.
Marshall

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