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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I like and use Randy Potter's analogy of pitch
raising being similar to tying shoe laces. This is not verbatim, but
how I explain it....that once the piano's tension has lessened, causing the
piano to go flat, it must be brought back to the proper tension before it can be
fine tuned. Like shoe laces, you must start at one end snugging the laces
to get them generally tight enough. If they were close to begin with, one
snugging before tying will generally work, but if they were very loose to begin
with, you have to snug them several times, going back and forth until
they hold their tension and the laces can then be tied.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I try to stay away from the analogy unless the
customer doesn't seem to really understand the first explanation.
Otherwise, it can come across demeaning or insulting to their intelligence
if you go for the story explanation first.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Richard W. Bushey<BR>Richard's Piano Service<BR><A
href="http://www.RichardsPianoService.com">www.RichardsPianoService.com</A><BR><A
href="mailto:Rbushey@RichardsPianoService.com">Rbushey@RichardsPianoService.com</A><BR>573-765-9903</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=skline@peak.org href="mailto:skline@peak.org">Susan Kline</A> </DIV>
<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, September 08, 2012 10:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Idea for journal
page, (Ed?)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=-1><FONT
face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"><BIG><BIG>During a big pitch raise,
after the first pass, I say, "I've just told the piano that the ball park is
three blocks in THAT direction." <BR><BR>Good idea, Ed.
<BR><BR>Susan</BIG></BIG><BR></FONT></FONT><BR>Ed Foote wrote:
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face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT
style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"
class=Apple-style-span size=2>Greetings,</FONT>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=2> Oh how the mind doth
wander,drifting into idea-land as the 6th octave marches beneath our tuning
hammer. What wandered into mine this a.m. was an idea for a page in
the Journal. Depending on what our astute Mr. Sutton thinks best, it
could be as short or as long as publication imperatives dictate. It
can be broadly based, easily edited and will write
itself. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=2> I would like to see a
compilation of analogies. Ones that we use in our work, with
customers. Among us, I bet there are hundreds of them. I
imagine many of us that use the same ones, but I know there are some
effective, off-the-wall explanations I would never have thought of, by
myself. If we compiled all the ones that successfully illustrate to
the customer what their piano needs, we could all improve our
marketing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=2> They could be grouped by topic,
ie, analogies for pitch raises, another group for regulations, regular
tuning, or voicing (a subject which lends itself to all sorts of
comparisons; esoteric, esthetic, and otherwise). Maybe a ground rule
or two as we start, to keep it simple and easy to edit. Maybe,
two lines per analogy, only, and we all agree to steal and be stolen from,
plagiarising with impunity. If somebody has to keep their secret weapon
secret, don't put it out there. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=2><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=2> So, here is two of mine that seem
to connect the majority of the time. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"><FONT
class=Apple-style-span size=2>
Inre a pitch raise: I frame it like trying to turn a
rough pasture (their present condition), into a golf green(that velvety
smoothness from clean octaves and unisons). It simply can't be done in
one pass.</FONT></DIV>
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class=Apple-style-span size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"
class=Apple-style-span size=2>Inre regulation: Trying to control an out of
regulation piano is like trying to drive a car that only has half enough air
in the tires. You can get from one place to another, but not with any
control, and it's work instead of fun. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"
class=Apple-style-span size=2>Just a thought...<BR></FONT><BR>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; CLEAR: both; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><FONT
color=black size=2 face=arial>Ed Foote RPT<BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html">http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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