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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I asked my yam teacher who is a concert =
tech (of
course) if he had enough stability with soft blows even with "heavy
hands".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He told me there was no problem at all, =
like andre
says, it is the tuning technique that seems to make the =
difference.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I went to a concert prep with him, I =
watched
everything that was done to the piano, included tuning (with soft
blows).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The unisons did not move during the =
concert (at
least it was not noticeable).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course the D that was prepared for =
this concert
was very stable, because it is exclusively serviced by the same
tech.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Should we say that trusting our habit =
of making a
final hard blow just to test the stability (taught by most tuning =
teachers, but
not mine) reveals we have some improvements to do on our tuning
technique?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>for my case, I changed my tuning =
technique really
early because I've been aware of this really early, but I imagine this =
must be
difficult for experienced tuners who have been tuning with the =
same
method for years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think it is difficult to get a =
regularity,
eveness with this "way of tuning" but the result worths it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eveness in hitting the key+good =
tuning
technique= Eveness in the tone .</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This seems to be the right equation
here.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>