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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Roger,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I find that a unison is in when I get past the second
stage, first ,the beats, and then the whine sound. I like giving the key a
good test blow as well. My biggest challange is getting the stupid felt in
and in such as way as not to make the string go thunk thunk thunk in the
trebble, or the loops to fall out or slide down. I spend more wasted time
fooling with the mutes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=roger.j@sasktel.net href="mailto:roger.j@sasktel.net">Roger Jolly</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 06, 2006 10:40
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: DIRECT MAILING</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT
size=3>Avery,<BR>
The advice from Jim is right on the money. The number one complaint that
customers can, and will pick up on, is unisons.<BR> Never in 30 plus
years has a customer complained. " your contiguous thirds do no
progress."<BR>The teaching of unisons is the bed rock, period. At the same
time secure hammer technique is of equal importance.<BR>Until good unisons,
and good pin setting is achieved, very little progress can be made.<BR>Hammer
technique, and firm test blows., is every bit as difficult to learn, as
hearing the unisons.<BR>The student is learning several things
simultaneously.<BR> Once moving on to Octaves, the student is able to
focus on one thing without second guessing themselves. <BR>Regards
Roger<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><B>Marshall, <BR><BR>Actually, I
was primarily referring to someone just learning how to tune. Can't even set
a temperament yet. I try to keep them on unisons until they can do a stable
job of that. Before I started with my first "trainee", I asked Jim Coleman
for any advice he might have. His comment was to "keep them on unisons until
they can tune them as well as you. Then start with the other things."
Without that stability, one is basically just spinning his/her wheels.
<BR><BR>Avery </FONT></B></BLOCKQUOTE>
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