<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry, that's exactly what I do = sometimes three times a day, using that SAT III that I bought from you. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I usually pick out the sample note = that's a little flatter than it's neighbors for the reset value, which gives me a piano = where the pitch on all notes is perhaps a cent or two sharp. After that, doing = the second pass, all I have to really do is set the pin to get it where I = want it. It's really very easy. On the second pass, I don't have to get it within = one or two cents of the target, I get it right where I want it, period. Pitch = raise and fine tuning, including aural checks, 1 1/2 hours Max.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 10, 2003 = 7:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pitch Raise, was: = Standard Pitch</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial>To the 15 minute pitch = raisers out there:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Would this apply to a piano that was, for = example, 30 cents flat? Do you then, after the one pass pitch raise is = complete, tune the piano in one tuning pass? If so, can I assume the quick pitch = raise got all strings to within two or so cents of their target? And after all = is said and done, does this one pass pitch raise, followed by a one pass = tuning bring all strings/notes to within one or two cents of target?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm not saying any of this is not possible. I = can't do it in the times reported on this list. I have a hard time imagining = someone doing it. I hope to have the opportunity at a convention sometime = to witness a speed demonstration.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>