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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>When I first started tuning for pay, I think =
maybe some
pianos took me up to two or three hours to tune. FAKE IT! Just =
mumble some
things like.... "golly gee whizz, this piano has such tight tuning pins =
- just
takes a little longer to make things just right".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Make it seem like the long time you spent on =
their piano
was because you singled out their piano as being WORTH spending a little =
bit
extra time to make things right. As long as the end result is a good =
tuning,
most folks will be thrilled with the "extra attention."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The tuning lever i'm getting is the schaff 21 =
with the
extension just in case I might need it. When I was using the =
student
hammer, I had to lift the handle in some places in the grand because =
the
handle kept knocking the iron strut, I guess that's what it's =
called.
The pins were loose too, and man one little tweek sent the pitch =
across town
only to return once I sent it back. I always kick myself when =
I'm tuning
too long. what if someone thinks, "Hey this guy doesn' t know what =
he's
doing?" I drove the cashier crazy plunking the keys. Terry =
and
everyone, this piano was so flat, I had to on some occasions notch the =
pin
three four or five times way sharp and match the other strings to it =
to get it
in pitch only to have it fall again. Is it me when it falls, or =
the
piano. I'm careful to get a little above beatless and then =
gently put it
back. UGH!!! I'd love to try out a new piano just once. These =
old ones
a! re about to drive me n uuts. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><EM>I'm curious, how long does it take =
everyone here
to tune? It's still taking me 3hours ;( Will a new lever =
speed
me up?</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>I'm real regular at 2 hours for a pitch raise =
and tuning.
Today I tuned a newer K&C (Samick) Studio (first time =
appointment
for piano/client). It was 25 cents flat. Drove up the driveway at =
10:00 AM,
and backed out the driveway at 12:04 AM. A full tuning on a piano =
that
hasn't been tuned in a year ranges anywhere between 50 and =
90
minutes for me - usually about 75 minutes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>A good lever will help you speed up - not =
immediately, but
with time. I found that I kept hitting plateaus - I wouldn't get =
faster for
a long time and then suddenly I would seem to leap (or at least inch =
along)
to a new level. I have also found that so much about tuning faster =
is simply
finding peace with what can and can't be done with any particular
string/piano. A string that has false beats isn't going to tune =
cleanly no
matter how many times you yank the pitch up and down - the trick is =
to
develop an ability to recognize what ain't going to get any
better.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'll have to check out piano tech's =
catelog for
those mutes. I didn' t see them in schaff? The metal =
sticks
get in the way especially in the trebble. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm curious, how long does it take =
everyone here to
tune? It's still taking me 3hours ;( Will a new lever =
speed me
up?</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>=
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