<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Hi, Corte. That's = interesting. I usually tune the piano twice no matter what. Unless it's one of our = C&A pianos that get tuned all the time. (Concert and Artist). If I'm using a = machine, the first pass is AO to C88, unisons as I go. The second pass I = tune from A4 down to the bottom, and then A4 up to C88. This on a completely = stripped piano. Then I tune unisons from the tenor break up to the top, pull out = the strip in the bass and tune bichord unisons tenor on down, and I'm done. = So I guess I'm working opposite from you; inside out on the unisons, whereas = you're tuning outside in. I guess it doesn't matter that much, as long as you = get the results that you want in the end. </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ssclabr8@flash.net href="mailto:ssclabr8@flash.net">SUSAN = P SWEARINGEN</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 08, 2002 = 4:28 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tuning Patterns</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Forgive me if I'm rehashing a subject = that has been discussed before, but I've been trying a lot of different tuning = patterns on many different pianos.  Although I've only been tuning = part-time for two years now, I seem to keep coming back to the pattern I first learned.  Here is what I do.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1.  Strip mute the entire = piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Tune the temperament (I use a = Vrtituner but prefer to do aural tuning checks as I go)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Tune octaves down to the = tenor/bass break (using aural checks to make sure everything sounds ok)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Tune octaves up all the way to C88 = (using aural checks to make sure everything sounds ok)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5.  Using the back muting method = with a single rubber mute, pull in all the unisons from C88 on down to the = bass/tenor break.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>6.  Tune down to A0 from the = tenor/bass break, pulling in the bi-chords as I go along.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's it.  I've tried doing = unisons as I go but for some reason, I seem to get a better tuning = overall if I use the above method.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I curious what some you you seasoned = veterans think about this method - it's advantages and/or drawbacks.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What patterns have you found to work best?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance for your responses!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Corte Swearingen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Associate Member PTG</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>