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<DIV>Hey Dale,</DIV>
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<DIV>I think a firm blow is essential. For me, hammer technique is a
combination lot of a lot key action with medium blows while manipulating the
hammer. I want to keep that string moving with the pin if I can. I
can also say I have no interest in damaging my fingers. </DIV>
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<DIV>David I.</DIV>
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***********<BR><BR>On 2/11/01 at 8:28 PM Erwinpiano wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hi Bill </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I think maybe the problem in
all this dialogue is perhaps an issue of semantics .I.E. define hard
blow or whacking. How do you do this? I don' know how on a
list. However I firmly beleive that good firm blows on any tuning
are needed for stability. That being said I'm not talking about abusive
blows. It's true that so much stability is acheived with really
wonderful pin technique but the tunings I follow by those I personally know
who do not use firm final blows acheive tunings that frankly are unstable and
the unisons are always the tell tale culprit, Oh so many variables I
know,I know but after 30 yrs of expereiencing this phenomenom I am
taking this oppurtunity to express my bias in this area. It is of course
possible that there pin tech. isn't that great . </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>My Dad learned to tune from William B. White in 1950
and the hallmark of his tunings and those of his pupils( which were 5
including me)was stability. Tuning instability was not
tolerated. So it that regard I concur that we should all" learn to tune
like they used to" if this is what you mean. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My advice to myself 30 yrs ago when
I was younger and indefatigueable woud be to work on my pin tech. more and
pound less BUT hey you know what my tunings were stable for a very long time
and none of the pianos fell apart or were damaged due to hard blows !
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size=2> Sincerely, Dale
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