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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Terry =
wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> "<FONT face="Times =
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size=3>Now this is where my original question came from. What I am =
trying to
do<BR>here is understand how slow I may be. I assume here that you have =
been
at<BR>this profession for a goodly number of years. I read so many posts =
from<BR>techs that I am doing something wrong if I spent more than 20 =
minutes on
a<BR>pitch raise. Some claim to do 6 to 8 minute pitch raises. OK, 61 =
cents is
a<BR>large one pass pitch raise (I realize in this particular case you =
did
two<BR>more octaves), so lets give this pitch raise 15 to 20 minutes. =
Throw
in<BR>another 5 or 10 for the extra two octaves. We are still below a =
half
hour.<BR>Now the tuning claims - never more than an hour - 40 minutes - =
30
minutes.<BR>So how about 45 minutes for tuning? Then we have 45 + 25 = =
70
minutes. One<BR>hour and ten minutes. What you did usually takes me =
right about
2 hours, and<BR>I would not have done any voicing.<BR><BR>I'm not trying =
to pick
on you Kevin - I don't know that you have ever<BR>claimed to be one of =
these 20
minute tuners - but is anyone willing to give<BR>an opinion - Are these =
claims
of 8 minute pitch raises and 30 minute tunings<BR>just testosterone =
running
wild? Or are many/most tuners that quick after 10<BR>years in the field? =
(Again,
I am trying to flush out the truth, not pick =
on<BR>anyone!)"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> No, I'm not one of =
those
lightning fast pitch raisers. I like to get the pitch as close as =
possible the
first time. Therefore, I don't as a rule just start yanking things up as =
quickly
as possible, and I do set the strings while I pitch raise, so that, once =
again,
I know it's going to stay pretty much there. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I've been fully =
immersed in this
work for about ten years. The learning curve shows no sign of flattening =
out
yet, I just keep getting new things to look at. Like key weighting, my =
next area
of inquiry.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I understand your =
previous
posting concerning first pass, just raising to pitch technique. I've =
done the
same thing on really old, really flat pianos in order to avoid popping =
strings.
A little more work, but much kinder on the piano. I've also heard too =
many
stories about busted plates, and I (Knock on Wood) have never =
experienced
one.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I remember asking =
Bill Spurlock
one time about doing pitch raises unisons as you go, if that =
wouldn't
stress the piano too much by having one side of it up to pitch and the =
other
completely flat. He said that he had done plenty of them as much as 80 =
cents
flat that way and never had a problem. That was good enough for me. But =
on an
older piano, which may not be structurally as sound, sometimes I try to =
spread
the tension out a little first. Just to be safe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hope this helps. =
Others will do
it differently, of course.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin Ramsey<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></FONT><=
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