<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I routinely fit hammers to strings or level strings while tuning--in both grands and verticals.  The problem is easy to hear while setting unisons--it's that twang at the beginning of the attack.  It might be mistaken for false beats by some folks because it's impossible to get a good, clean sounding unison.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><SPAN class=sg> <P></P></SPAN> <P></P> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For me tuning unlevel strings is like tuning the unison with the string balanced on the end of a pin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The unison can be made but will quickly wander.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tuning the unison of level strings is easier and lasts longer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The same compairson can be made for intervals, but the unison is more important.</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mother</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>