<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001>Hallo,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380255011-14102001>The key is the most important hand when tuning.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380255011-14102001>I had the feeling sometime when the pianist do some rehearsal, that he tunes = too the piano to his ears and hand. If some notes did not please him totally immediately, he will play them since they have the sound he likes, not = really sure he is conscious at that.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380255011-14102001>Then he have the piano mad at his hand.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380255011-14102001>Being aware of the playing hand and feeling the hammer in this hand is = essential, from my point of view, to do a good sounding tuning with less effort.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001>Beside, in France we learn to tune the = temperament immediately with unisons, for this it is of course important to have = a good playing hand.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380255011-14102001>I've learned to push the lever high and low gently to check if the string is stabilized, the change in color may come back where it was in the first = time if everything is stable.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=380255011-14102001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380255011-14102001>Hope that helps.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=380255011-14102001>Isaac OLEG <P><FONT size=2>Isaac OLEG<BR><BR>PianoTech<BR>19 rue Jules = Ferry<BR>94400 VITRY sur SEINE<BR>FRANCE<BR>tel. : 033 01 47 18 06 98<BR>fax : 033 01 47 18 = 06 90<BR>cell: 06 60 42 58 77 </FONT></P></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> Ola Andersson<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> dimanche 14 octobre 2001 10:52<BR><B>À :</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> = Tuning with Key <BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A question </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I noticed I tune with the the key on = big grands (maybe pianos too).I turn the pin some and then I beat the key to hear = were the string moves</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Like if I raise the pitch, I = turn the pin close to were I want the pitch and then I beat the key to see if the = string raise to where I want it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The opposite it if I want the = pitch down. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I turn the pin intune then I beat = the key to see if it moves out. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If I'm very close I give the pin some = pressure with out moving the pin, then I give the key a hard blow to = move the string and pin intune.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I end with a hard blow to see = if I can "get it out of tune"(like Bill B. told me). </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's like I tune with the = Key! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I prepare it with the hammer and pin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I found instruments with bad = regulation hard to tune.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do anybody have a comment on this? Am = I on the right track or totally gone?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ola Andersson</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bergen Norway</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>