<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD><T= ITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-885= 9-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#d8d0c8> <P><BR>The analogy I use is painting a wall.   To paint a pur= ple wall white, you need to give it at least 2 coats...a primer and the= n the top coat.</P> <P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Alan Barnard" <TUNE4U@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>To: = Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 12/20/2005 3:47:56 PM<BR>Sub= ject: Re: How to explain a pitch adjustment<BR><BR> <DIV> <DIV align=left>Wow, Cy, that's some good stuff!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Evidently you are not as stupid as I look.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"= ><B>From:</B> <A title=741662027@theshusters.org href="mailto:74166= 2027@theshusters.org">Cy Shuster</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> 12/20/2005 4:24:36 PM </DI= V> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: How to explain a pi= tch adjustment</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT size=2>I measure pitch on all the A's before I start, and = record this for the customer on a graph on the invoice.  This give= s them a great visual about what work is needed.  The graph indica= tes "fine tuning" range (+/1 eight cents for me).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The analogy I use is sanding: if wood is very rough= , you can't start with the 1000-grit paper; multiple passes are require= d.  Same thing for painting: with regular maintenance, one coat co= vers, otherwise you may need several.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>A description of the forces involved helps: 15 to 2= 0 tons of tension overall; a pitch raise can add a ton of tension (righ= t?), yet a fine tuning requires < 1% accuracy.  No wonder it do= esn't last!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY= ></HTML>