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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">Julie,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">I just let the piano guide me. If =
a unison
is really wild because one string is way off, I measure one of the two =
that are
closer together. If A0 is way off, I measure a few other notes in =
the
bottom octave, because A0 may not be representative. And if I get =
a big
difference in an octave, I'll sometimes measure D# in between, just to =
get a
little closer picture.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">I picked 8 cents as a pitch raise guide =
because
that's what the PTG website (and bulletin) used to say. Dean =
Reyburn told
us recently that he's down to two cents. Time to update my
graph!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy--</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=KeyKat88@aol.com =
href="mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com">KeyKat88@aol.com</A>
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<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> Thursday, December 29, =
2005 9:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: How to explain a =
pitch
adjustment</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 12/21/2005 9:13:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, =
<A
href="mailto:jodel@kairos.net">jodel@kairos.net</A> writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I measure pitch on all the A's before I =
start, and
record this for the customer on a graph on the invoice. This =
gives
them a great visual about what work is needed. The graph =
indicates
"fine tuning" range (+/1 eight cents for
me).</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
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<DIV> I like your idea of =
giving the
customer a graph. I too, measure all the A's before I begin any =
tuning to
see where it sets. I ususaly pick the center string. Which =
of the
three strings (in treble notes) do you use to measure the A's? Which =
would be
the most reliable "tell" out of the three?</DIV>
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<DIV>Julie Gottshall,</DIV>
<DIV>Reading, PA</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>