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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jon, excellent explanation. That is the way I tune, but I
would not have been able to put it into word as you have. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I know that there will be an argument here soon about
which way is better. Let me say this. Two of my good friends at the factory I
worked at, were excellent tuners. Stable, dead on tunings. One was a jerker and
the other was a smoothly. It's all about preference. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "Jon Page" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net"><FONT
face=Arial>jonpage@comcast.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT
face=Arial>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:29 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: Tuning lever length</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>> I'm a smooth-pull
tuner, applying slight impact only when appropriate.<BR>> I feel the torque
of the pin and overpull accordingly and make a<BR>> diminishing series of +
& - motions to set the pin and string with<BR>> a final slight + motion
to keep the front section of string length<BR>> at a minutely higher tension
than on the speaking length side<BR>> of the counter bearing friction.
A lower tension on this forward<BR>> string segment would be more apt to
allow this lower tension to<BR>> creep across the counter bearing making for
a less stable tuning,<BR>> a final + lilt (nudging pin torque) braces the
string better.<BR>> <BR>> As with moving or lifting a piano, apply force
and increase effort<BR>> until the desired motion is achieved, don't heave
your body into it.<BR>> <BR>> I carry two stationary levers 9.5" &
11.5" and a Hale 10.5" with<BR>> interchangeable heads for strut clearance.
Which one I'll use<BR>> depends on pin torque and clearance issues. For
concert work<BR>> I prefer the 9.5".<BR>> -- <BR>> <BR>>
Regards,<BR>> <BR>> Jon Page<BR>></FONT></BODY></HTML>