<!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 6.00.2900.2668" = name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px = 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes ORGYPOS="0"> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hello Robin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Superman here! Though I must confess that if the pin = in that grand is <EM>really</EM> tight I do use the lever. Being Left Handed is = useful in that respect 'cos the lever I have has a collection of heads and one = of them is ver long. This is the one I use (if truly necessary..) on a grand - = and the handle sticks out over the keys - not over the strings! That's = <EM>my</EM> way anyhow!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regards from Sunny Sussex - just returned from a = week in our Norfolk seas-side hide-away...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Michael G. (UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianoman@westnet.com.au = href="mailto:pianoman@westnet.com.au">Robin Stevens</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 23, 2005 = 8:58 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Moving from = Uprights to Grands</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 = width="100%" border=0><TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" = width="100%"> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff> I always use a 'T' hammer for = grands and a lever for uprights....</FONT> Michael..the only way you could = move a pin with a T hammers on some grands is to... = actually...."bend the pin" with the T hammer...Unless you are superman in disguise = ??</DIV> <DIV>Robin Stevens ARPT</DIV> <DIV>South Australia</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> = 07/21/05 03:20:59</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> = Re: Moving from Uprights to Grands</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I always use a 'T' hammer for grands and a lever for = uprights.... :-)</DIV> <DIV>Michael G.(UK)</DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV>From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <<A = href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A>></DIV> <DIV>To: "Pianotech" <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>></DIV> <DIV>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:02 PM</DIV> <DIV>Subject: Re: Moving from Uprights to Grands</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>> Find a piano? <g>.</DIV> <DIV>> Tune with the lever as close to pointing away from you = as comfortable.</DIV> <DIV>> If right handed that will be on the right of the = string you are tuning .</DIV> <DIV>> If a lefty I presume on the left side of center.</DIV> <DIV>> If a rightie Sit facing the bass strings.</DIV> <DIV>> With my stiff hammer and a 20% head I usually can get = away with tuning at</DIV> <DIV>> a</DIV> <DIV>> 90% to the string.</DIV> <DIV>> But when the feel of the pin is not there. moving the hammer  parallel to</DIV> <DIV>> the string really helps</DIV> <DIV>> Joe Goss RPT</DIV> <DIV>> Mother Goose Tools</DIV> <DIV>> <A = href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A></DIV> <DIV>> <A = href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <DIV>> ----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV>> From: <<A href="mailto:mps@usol.com">mps@usol.com</A>></DIV> <DIV>> To: <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>></DIV> <DIV>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:21 AM</DIV> <DIV>> Subject: Moving from Uprights to Grands</DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV>>> When someone feels he/she may be ready to begin = trying their hand</DIV> <DIV>>> at tuning Grand pianos, (when all they have had = experience tuning is</DIV> <DIV>>> Uprights), what should they do first?</DIV> <DIV>>></DIV> <DIV>>></DIV> <DIV>>> Thank you very much</DIV> <DIV>>></DIV> <DIV>>> Mark</DIV> <DIV>>> Montbriand</DIV> <DIV>>></DIV> <DIV>>> = _______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>>> pianotech list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>pianotech list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom = align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BLOC= KQUOTE></BODY></HTML>