<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 8:55 PM, Marshall Gisondi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com" target="_blank">pianotune05@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> <br><font size="3" face="Arial">Speaking of pianos now, have any of you ever found the last two or three bichord strings in the tennor problematic when striving for a clean crisp unison? </font></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>What Susan said.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial">I know much is said about hammer control, but is there ever a possibility that some tuning levers are inferior to others or does tuning strictly have to do with hammer control period no matter how expensive or inexpensive of a hammer one uses? Is all of this talk about different levers a matter of preference?</font></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Yes. There are bad, decent, good, better, and superior hammers. I started with a Hale extension lever, and now have a Fujan. I also have the Reyburn grand and vertical CyberHammers.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial"> I have the schaff 21c lever and I bought the universal head and tip that are one unit because I needed a better head for clearing plate struts in grands when tuning, but for whatever reason the new head doesn't screw on tight. It tightens so much loosens and then gets too tight again. I'm hoping I can get this off again. </font></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It's been a long time ago, but I think that is due to the threads used there. Pipe threads. Not sure if there is a repair, but someone will probably chime in.</div>
<div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3" face="Arial">Also what have you found that works when tuning grands in the treble section where the rim and often the lid support get in the way and you have to get in a twisted position in order to tune up there. What are your thoughts on all of this? </font><br>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>You can do what Susan mentioned. I think it's also good to learn to tune left-handed. Makes tuning the upper treble section easier. </div></div><br clear="all">
<div><br></div>-- <br><div>John Formsma, RPT<br></div><div>Blue Mountain, MS</div><br>
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