<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I missed the sender of the = following:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>I'm not trying to pick on you Kevin - I don't know that you have = ever<BR>claimed to be one of these 20 minute tuners - but is anyone willing to give<BR>an = opinion - Are these claims of 8 minute pitch raises and 30 minute = tunings<BR>just testosterone running wild? Or are many/most tuners that quick after 10<BR>years in the field? (Again, I am trying to flush out the truth, = not pick on<BR>anyone!)"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    No, I'm not one of = those lightning fast pitch raisers. I like to get the pitch as close as = possible the first time. Therefore, I don't as a rule just start yanking things up = as quickly as possible, and I do set the strings while I pitch raise, so = that, once again, I know it's going to stay pretty much = there.    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm one of those 8 minute pitch = raisers and 30 minute tuners, skills developed to service retailers. Yes there = are tricks to the speed, and it lies in efficiency especially in the way = you handle mutes during tuning. I've watched many tuners to learn how they = mute as they tune and many have far too many hand motions just moving mutes. = Some have taught me very clever methods and I've adapted these methods to my own = technique to give me minimal mute movement. Included is some fine = tuning of the tuning hammer tip, bench location, posture, and hammer = technique. The results have been an increase in efficiency, thus a reduction in time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>