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<DIV>"Lowering pitch is another thing altogether, more difficult. I'd =
rather
raise 4 pianos than lower one."<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Just curious, why would that be? I have found the opposite to =
be true.
I use a SAT. Are you going only by ear? Is that what makes it more =
difficult? I
find less pitch adjustment needed when lowering pitch the same amount as =
a pitch
raise.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jon.page@verizon.net =
href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net">Jon Page</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 30, 2001 =
1:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: stability of pitch =
raises</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 10:43 AM 08/30/2001 -0400, you =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">"If the piano is more than 8 cents off =
pitch it
should be tuned a second time that day<BR>to even off the tension. =
Just
think how well the piano will sound a few years =
later..."<BR> <BR>I'm
trying to understand what you are saying here Jon. Are you saying =
that if
the piano is more than 8 cents flat (or sharp) you should first do a =
pitch
raise, and then do a separate tuning immediately after (or later in =
the day
for some reason?)? Please differentiate between tuning and pitch =
raise and
how many passes you might commonly do. If a piano is 5 cents flat do =
you
commonly only do one pass, raising the pitch 5 cents while tuning?
Thanks.<BR> <BR>Terry Farrell =
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Wait, 8 cents
is two beats. I should have said 16 cents or 4 beats per
second.<BR><BR>A piano within 4 beats (~16 cents) can be left with an
appreciable tuning for general use with one pass.<BR>A little beyond =
that
maybe just a pass over the treble half a second time. It all depends =
on the
situation.<BR><BR>Concert work, 2 beats (8 cents) needs a pitch raise =
and
tuning. That's where I went wrong.<BR><BR>Lowering pitch is another =
thing
altogether, more difficult. I'd rather raise 4 pianos than lower
one.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3>Jon =
Page, piano
technician<BR>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<BR><A
href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net"
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href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net" eudora="autourl">.net</A><BR><A =
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