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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HI Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought about doing that. Which =
felts from
pinao tech do you mean, the wedges, or temp strip?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net =
href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David
Ilvedson</A> </DIV>
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 05, =
2006 1:53
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Working while =
tuning</DIV>
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<P>Why not just use the temperment strip in the tenor while you =
practice and
work on your temperment. As you extend into the bass and =
treble
use your rubber mutes. Also consider getting some of the =
felt
mutes from Pianotek...expensive but so nice. Also remember =
to
depress the sustain pedal before inserting the temp strip. =
Otherwise you
can tear the damper wedges...</P>
<P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P>
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Original message<BR>From: pianotune05@comcast.net<BR>To: Pianotech
<PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 1/4/2006 8:43:59 PM<BR>Subject: Re: =
Working
while tuning<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi =
Bob,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for the note. When you mention =
that I might
miss feedback during tuning, what do you mean? Do you mean =
feedback from
customers, the store staff, or the piano's various =
issues?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've thought about trying strip muting =
again. The
red fel I obtained from my Poter course is sometimes a pain to work =
with, and
no Joe, I'm not slamming Randy Potter. I'm just stating a fact since =
this is
the only temperment felt I have. I thought about buying that =
green
action cloth. For some reason I have trouble muting in the =
trebble and
getting the loops right in the bass because the bi chord unisons are =
so close
together, I have trouble knowing which two pare up. The fatness of the =
strings
makes it a challange. Is crackig the unisons a farely new =
method, or is
it popular among technicians? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The good thing about tuning at that thrift =
store was
that I could hand out business cards to whomever approached me. =
I did
have one kid standing on my briefcase that was lieing on its =
side. I
kindly told his mother that next time I'll have a tool box for him to =
stand
on. She yanked him away like an eagle yanks it's prey from its =
resting
place. I told her in a friendly way to go easy on him, he just =
wants to
learn. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/4/2006 7:35:25 PM Pacific Standard Time,
pianotune05@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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solid"><FONT
face=Arial>It's real hard to tune in a thrift
store</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Marshall,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">One other possibility: Often =
pianos wind
up in thrift stores because they have structural problems that =
make
them untunable, such as a plate crack or separating pinblock. Since =
your
experience is limited, you might miss feedback during tuning which =
will make
this more obvious when you've tuned more. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">As far as the time it takes to =
tune, it
takes as long as it takes. It isn't a matter for either shame or =
pride.
Quality is what matters, although speed is desirable for a =
number of
reasons, including avoiding fatigue. Speed comes with experience AND =
training. While there are specific speed skills that more =
experienced tuners
can share with you, you also just need mileage. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">You mentioned losing time =
muting. Even
if you were fully-sighted, I would suggest you learn some =
strip-muting.
Especially on pitch adjustments, this will save lots of time and =
fumbling.
You can also do things like leaving the tuning lever on =
the
previous pin until you are ready to move it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I don't know if you are a PTG =
member. It
might seem expensive to a tuner without much work, but it will be =
the best
investment you can make.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Happy learning,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Stockton, CA
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