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<DIV>Hi Bob,</DIV>
<DIV>Have you tried the rubber mutes approach that Mr. Smith implimented
for fine tuning after you use the temperment strips? Some say that new
guys like me should worry about that method,but I tried it on Thursday, and the
piano sounded great. Fortunately, it was in tune enough that I didn't have to
mess with the strip which takes a lot longer than 40 sec. to put in place.
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<DIV>Marshall Gisondi</DIV>
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<A title=BobDavis88@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning from scratch</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/25/2006 12:31:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:BobDavis88@aol.com">BobDavis88@aol.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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<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></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I forgot two details - strip muting
and the order of tuning. I prefer to strip mute with two strips (of action
cloth, split down the middle except for an inch at the end), alternating notes
through the triples. That is, the strip goes between unisons, but only every
other one. The second strip goes where the other one didn't. In the bass, the
strip goes every other space, muting the left string of one unison
and the right string of the next. On a grand this strip muting
takes me 40-50 seconds, and saves lots of individual muting time. On an
upright it takes a little longer. I </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">1. tune the center strings of the
temperament, go to the bottom of the triples chromatically, then to the top of
the piano chromatically. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">2. </FONT><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I
yank one strip, which exposes the left string of one note, and the right
string of the next note, and tune. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">3. Then I pull up the bass LRLR, then pull
its strip, tune RLRL, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">4. then yank the remaining strip from the
triples and tune them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Your absolute timing will vary from anyone
else's but should, as I say, be kept to about 1/4 to 1/3 of whatever it takes
you to fine tune.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob
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