<div>Dear List,</div> <div> </div> <div>I pitch raised a Baldwin Grand today.  This was my first one of this caliber.  It was 47 to 50 cents flat, with lots of the ole' rust.  There were a lot of clicking pins as I raised pitch, I guess due to the rust, I'm not sure.</div> <div> </div> <div>I did two pitch raises actually.  In my first pass, I raised to about 15 cents flat.  My second pass, I did to about 25 - 30 cents sharp.  I don't know if I was chicken, but I had a BIG cringe factor goin' on while I did this.</div> <div> </div> <div>As I get more experience, will I just go for the whole thing the first time?  What can I learn from this frightening time in my career?</div> <div> </div> <div>I did not break a single string.  But get this, I broke B7/C8 while I was strip muting.  Has this happened to anyone?</div> <div> </div> <div>All in all, I gained a big experience today.</div> <div> </div> <div>I'm a pansy, I know.  Does it get any easier??</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks!<BR>Matthew</div>