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<DIV><SPAN class=578263011-02062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Dave,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Can't
say who invented it. My guess is that everyone used to tune this way =
before
strip mutes came into popularity.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578263011-02062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
first heard about it from one of Virgil Smith's classes at the =
convention. Owen
Jorgensen has a blurb about it in his Tuning book. My dad always tuned =
this way,
too - even before attending one of Virgil's classes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578263011-02062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>One
time I tuned a Henry F. Miller spinet using open unisons - just for the =
heck of
it. Yuck! But I have done it successfully on Acrosonics. Most of the =
time on
lesser pianos, I'll use the strip mute since the greater effort on my =
part is
less noticed/appreciated by these owners.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578263011-02062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>For
me, it makes the treble octave much easier to hear and tune, compared to =
tuning
all the middle strings first using the strip mute. When all the strings =
of the
bottom note are tuned, the top note seems to "float" beautifully and
effortlessly when it's in the right place.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578263011-02062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578263011-02062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>John
Formsma</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B>
Piannaman@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:36
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: P12 in =
Tunelab
Pro<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2
PTSIZE="10">David, John, Ric, List, <BR><BR>I learned to tune this =
way about a
year ago. It makes decent pianos sound good, and good pianos =
sound
great. Can't say I do it on every rental spinet I tune, but I =
have fewer
and fewer of those to contend with; it has been a career =
altering
educational experience for myself and my clients. =
<BR><BR>Pianos seem
to expand, brighten, come to life. One of my clients said his =
piano
sounded louder. Many have said that their pianos have never =
sounded so
good, or in tune. Very rewarding stuff, great technique.
<BR><BR>Who originated this tuning method? I may have missed =
something
here somewhere...:-( <BR><BR>Dave Stahl
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