<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>armond</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> you guys are hilarious, i love it, the tv is off, Armond, good info. on 2/10/03 10:03 PM, tune4u@earthlink.net at tune4u@earthlink.net wrote:<BR= > <BLOCKQUOTE>Keith (or anyone who understands the original po= st: allow me to demonstrate ignorance and inexperience on a few points. Forg= ive me if this all makes sense to everyone else on the net but for me there = are questions--as in, huh? Alan, basically the piano needs to be stabilized no matter w= hat tuning is presently on the piano. >>>>> Okay. <BLOCKQUOTE>First you need to straighten the strings = from the hitch pin to the bridge. Hope they did that at the factory but don'= t count on it. >>>>>  Tapping the loop down or more tha= n that? Space the strings. >>>>> Okay. Pull a note up to pitch + 10 and with your brass rod put the= kink in the string on both sides of the bridge and at the capo bar. >>>>> Kink on the string? What kink? Seat str= ing to bridge and pull up against capo? Then straighten the coil. >>>>> Okay, lift and  tighten. Measure the pitch of the note and tell the owner that has to= be done to every string. Probably the note dropped 25 cents and you're luck= y. If it didn't drop (pick a likely looking string) the owner is lucky and t= ell her she just needs one of your tunings and the thing will be fine. Of co= urse if it drops 50 cents it is going to take an extra hour. I figure two ho= urs minimum just to get to a two pass tuning. >>>>> Okay. Pull the piano sharp based on how much the strings dropped w= hen settling. >>>>> What formula/percentage do you use to c= alculate the overpull? Pull the action and do the settling. >>>>> Pull the action? How come? What is &quo= t;the settling?" Make a pass and play the thing hard for a few minutes. Be su= re you tightened any bass strings that might need it. >>>>> "Tighten" bass strings? As in= remove loop, twist in direction of winding, and replace loop? Tune it. Schedule the next tuning in 3 months. Add some voic= ing. If she thinks she can get the other guy to do all that, get out of ther= e quick. >>>>> Okay. This part I definitely get. Keith R <BLOCKQUOTE>----- Origin= al Message ----- From: tune4u@earthlink.net To: Pianotech Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Rosler ... Store Prep We are confusing each other ha ha ha ha.  I'm not confused. Baffled maybe but never confused. </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>