<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Tom and List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I suppose it's not at all helpful to = state the obvious - "it's in Archives"! No? Well then this is the way to do it:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have a cheapo ETD - you know the things = - get it from a guitar shop. They usually have A=439 to A=445 or so. With = that tune all the A's to the A=445 - all 8 of them. Next tune the intermediate M3's = i.e. all the C# and the F's. Now quarter of the piano is done. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Next recalibrate the ETD to A=444. = Now tune all the G's to 444 pitch and follow that with their intermediate M3's - i.e. all = the D#'s and all the B's. Now you're half-way!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Next recalibrate the ETD to A=443. = Tune all the G#'s and then the intermediate M3's. (three-quarters of the = way!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last recalibrate the ETD to A=442. = Tune all the F#'s and then the intermediate M3's</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And you're done!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now fine tune.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note this... I <EM>ALWAYS<STRONG> </STRONG></EM>DETUNE EACH STRING SLIGHTLY BEFORE PUTTING UP THE TENSION. = This breaks the bonding at the pressure bar or capo. Even use a touch of = de-oxidising fluid at those points before you start.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a dark Sussex = Village</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----  = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tomtuner@comcast.net = href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net">tom driscoll</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 11, 2005 = 5:34 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pitch Raise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> = </DIV> <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> Wednesday, May 11, 2005 = 9:54 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pitch Raise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>. <SNIP>So I used my = "Quadrant System" to bring it up to A=440 and fine tune it in two hours. <SNIP></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Michael = G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    = Michael,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Could you = elaborate on the Quadrant system ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    = Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll = RPTired today.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>