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<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm not saying you should tune at test blow level, =
I'm saying
you should tune with hard blows. They also teach that at =
the
S&S C&A dpt. Not surprisingly, it works.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=philromano@attglobal.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> February 25, 2002 5:37 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Test Blows</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe the saying goes "You can =
test blow
yourself right out of business!"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Romano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>MyrtleBeach, SC</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 25, =
2002 6:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Test Blows</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I think the general way stability is taught is
backwards: i.e., tune soft<BR>and test with a few hard =
blow. For
the best stability I think you should<BR>tune with hard blows and =
then test
soft where you can hear (or read) small<BR>deviations.<BR><BR>David
Love<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: <<A
href="mailto:SimsPiano@AOL.COM">SimsPiano@AOL.COM</A>><BR>To: =
<<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent: =
February
25, 2002 10:48 AM<BR>Subject: Test Blows<BR><BR><BR>> Hi,<BR>> =
I've
been taught to do a hard test blow on each string as I =
tune.
I've<BR>been<BR>> wondering if the following might be a more =
efficient
way to tune using a<BR>test<BR>> blow.<BR>> 1) Tune the entire =
piano
using no hard test blows, but working the hammer<BR>> back and =
forth to
try to take all torque out of the pin once the pitch is<BR>>
right.<BR>> 2) After the whole thing is tuned, go back and give =
each key
a few hard<BR>test<BR>> blows.<BR>> 3) Now touch up whatever =
went
out.<BR>> What I figured was that on trichords and bichords, =
you're only
hitting one<BR>> test blow per 2 or 3 strings instead of 1 per =
string,
which means either 2<BR>or<BR>> 3 times fewer test blows.<BR>> =
By the
way, I use a SAT and start A0 and go up the keyboard.<BR>>
Comments??<BR>> Thanks,<BR>>
Corey<BR>><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>