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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Dear list, </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>I'm posting this again, hoping for a =
response.)</FONT><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I've been =
experimenting with an
old pitch raising technique for instruments which are more =
than 30¢
flat that works for me, but want to improve it and would like some
feedback.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I strip-mute the =
whole
piano, over-pull the wound strings (3.5¢ max.), then taper the =
over-pull
from +5.5¢ in the tenor to as much as +10¢ at C6and up. When I =
encounter an area
of the piano that is more than 30 cents flat (that is, where I =
would be
over-pulling by 10 cents), I change over from tuning unisons to quickly =
and
<EM>quietly </EM>tuning only the center string (+10¢ max) =
without
pulling the mute. Then go back to the unisons and continue with the =
pitch
raise and the tapered over-pull.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> This quick =
pre-loading of the
board before the actual "pitch raise" seems to get me to pitch faster (2 =
pitch
raises max), <STRONG>and</STRONG> being one who has broken a plate in a =
client's
piano by overstressing <EM>one</EM> area of the plate, it =
gives
me a little more comfort when I'm doing a 100¢ p.r. to have 1/3rd of =
the scale
at pitch before pulling up the rest. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have also
(unsuccessfully) experimented with this technique where the piano needed =
only a
small p.r. (say, under 10¢) and time was short. I don't know if this =
is just a
bad idea, or if I'm not calculating the over-pull properly, but I'm far =
from the
mark. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> How do I calculate =
the
amount</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> to over-pull that center =
string in
the above scenarios, and what are the opinions of the second scenario?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Tonyan
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