<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phill,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First set and seat all string bearing points,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This alone should drop the pitch 15 to = 30 cents</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I like to set the bridge first = and tune if the piano is below pitch.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Using the SAT on a pitch lowering will = always result in having to make a second pass for the best = results.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You might also consider leveling the = strings on the grands as you do the pitch stabilazation process. For a good level see http://www.primenet.com/~imatunr/</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:pryan2@the-beach.net" = title=pryan2@the-beach.net>pryan2</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 23, = 1999 3:21 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> pitch lowering</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I'm a "sort-of" newbie who just got his first = piano-related job of tuning new pianos for a dealer who specializes in Asian = pianos.  Most (all) of these pianos come eight cents SHARP.  I presume they are = tuned at 442 in their country of origin.  What's the best way to bring = them down?  I find that by just knocking each note down to pitch, they = have a tendency to creep back up and I usually have to go over the piano twice. ( I use the SAT.)  Is there a method I can use to = avoid this extra step?    I'd appreciate any experience anyone has = in this area.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Thanks</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Phil Ryan</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>