<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>In a message dated 3/25/2006 12:03:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, michelle@cdaustin.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>and you don't have an electronic tuner (heaven forbid!), what's the quickest way to get the strings on pitch? </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Spring for an electronic tuner ! It will pay for itself in fewer, more accurate pitch corrections. Or...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Pitch correction is the same as tuning, only faster. Assuming the piano is flat, set the A about a third as many beats sharp as it now is flat, then use your normal tuning pattern, only force yourself to rip through it in about 1/4 to 1/3 whatever time it usually takes you to fine tune. If it doesn't come out right on, or average within about 1/2 beat per second in the temperament area, do it again until it does, then fine tune. If the strings are old, or the pitch raise is really huge, make one pass with very little or no overshoot, then see the above.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Pitch lowering is exactly the same, only use about 1/4 overshoot. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">After a few pitch raises, you will be surprised at how much more quick and stable your pin setting becomes, not only on pitch changes, but also on fine tuning as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Stockton, CA</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>