<html> <body> John, At 07:49 PM 6/9/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> John, Do you know if this is a nationally known method?  Maybe someone could demonstrate this at various chapters and conventions. Marshall <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <dd>From: <a href="mailto:john@formsmapiano.com">John M. Formsma</a> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</a> <dd>Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 7:00 PM <dd>Subject: RE: More on hearing protection <dd>OK, tune very softly – just loud enough to hear whatever you’re listening for when you tune. With the hammer shank in the same hand as your lever, set the pin and the string with the lever where you think it won’t move. Then take the shank and slightly deflect the string. Obviously, you don’t want to be Arnold Schwarzenegger here – enough to see a bit more deflection than you think you might get with your severest blows. Experiment – it’s doubtful you will damage anything with a hammer shank. Then check for pitch change. If it’s changed, you didn’t set the string well enough or didn’t deflect the string enough. Repeat until there is no pitch change. Then, to verify this works, get adequate ear protection and beat the stuffing out of the string.</blockquote> </dl> And enjoy all the voicing you're going to have to do after doing this on a concert instrument! :-D Avery <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <dl> <dd>  <dd>That’s about as good as I can think to describe it. <dd>  <dd>Experiment…enjoy!  ;-) <dd>  <dd>John Formsma </dl></blockquote></body> </html>