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<DIV align=left><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT>And it=
really helps your hammer technique...;-] </DIV>
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<DIV align=left>David I.</DIV>
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Isaac Sadigursky <<A=
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eived: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:27:16 -0800<BR>Subject: RE: square=
grand tuning: fun</FONT></DIV>
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size=2><BR>Hi,Tom! To make the task of tuning square=
grands easier,there is a special tuning hammer with extra long=
handle deigned for that task.I had one and it made this job a=
lot easier.But,a few years ago I gave it to Joe Garrett and=
,maybe,he can describe it better to other square piano=
enthusiasts..He told me that it makes tuning square grands a lot=
easier. Great Holidays to everyone! Isaac =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">List<BR><BR>Everything I know about tuning=
square grands I learned from what I've read here on the=
list. Never having done it, and having a fondness for=
things ancient, I read most of the posts about square=
grands. And from what I've read, it's something you would=
do only when faced with a firing squad. Why? Because=
your back will be sore for days afterwards from bending over the=
thing trying to reach the tuning pins and hit the key at the=
same time. <BR><BR>Still...I was willing to have a sore=
back just to have the experience of working on one. =
<BR><BR>Well, for those of you who haven't had the joy yet, let=
me say that it ain't necessarily so. I tuned my first=
square grand this week and it was fun. Yeah, I had to=
stretch a bit to reach the tuning pins but I used my Schaff=
extension hammer and I really had to stand (! or stoop over) the=
piano only to reach the top octave. The other pins I could=
reach while sitting at the bench. (Stool,=
actually...)<BR><BR>Maybe this was a small square, and thus was=
easier to reach the tuning pins. Then again, maybe some=
people are just whiners. <BR><BR>Maybe both!<BR><BR>This=
square, a Hallet and Davis, was a charming piano with a quaint=
sound. There were no trichords, even the steel treble=
strings were all bichords, so the tuning went fast. There=
were a few bass wound bichords that were difficult (impossible)=
to tune a true unison on, but hey, I had the exact same=
experience with a Steinway 45" vertical today. <BR><BR>Just=
thought I'd present a different viewpoint on the=
experience.<BR><BR>Tom Sivak<BR>Chicago PTG=
Associate<BR><BR>P.S.<BR>For the record, I'm 5'11", and am not=
built like an orangutan: my arm length is proportional to my=
height! (Just thought I'd cut a couple of jokes in the=
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