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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
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Michael Gamble
[mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 11, =
2005 3:08
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> tom driscoll;
pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Pitch =
Raise</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I suppose it's not at all helpful to state the =
obvious -
"it's in Archives"! No? Well then this is the way to do =
it:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Have a cheapo ETD - you know the things - get it from =
a
guitar shop. They usually have A=439 to A=445 or so. With that tune =
all the A's
to the A=445 - all 8 of them. <font color=red><span =
style='color:red'>Do you
have any idea how much tension would be on A-0 when tuned to A-445??? =
</span></font></span></font><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;
color:red'>J</span></font><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red'> =
</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Next tune
the intermediate M3's i.e. all the C# and the F's. Now quarter of the =
piano is
done. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Next recalibrate the ETD to A=444. Now tune all the =
G's to
444 pitch and follow that with their intermediate M3's - i.e. all the =
D#'s and
all the B's. Now you're half-way!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Next recalibrate the ETD to A=443. Tune all the =
G#'s and
then the intermediate M3's. (three-quarters of the =
way!)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Last recalibrate the ETD to A=442. Tune all the =
F#'s and
then the intermediate M3's</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>And you're done!<font color=red><span =
style='color:red'>
Sounds like a neat system that I’m going to have to =
try.</span></font></span></font><font
color=red><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Now fine tune.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Note this... I <em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>ALWAYS</span></font></i></em><strong><b><i><f=
ont
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'> =
</span></font></i></b></strong>DETUNE
EACH STRING SLIGHTLY BEFORE PUTTING UP THE TENSION. This breaks the =
bonding at
the pressure bar or capo. Even use a touch of de-oxidising fluid at =
those
points before you start.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards from a dark <st1:place =
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w:st="on">Sussex</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p><=
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Michael G.(<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place =
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)</span></font><o:p></o:p>=
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span=
></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net" title="tomtuner@comcast.net">tom =
driscoll</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" =
title="pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font =
size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
Wednesday, May 11,
2005 5:34 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font =
size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: =
Pitch Raise<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 =
face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span=
></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk" =
title="michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael
Gamble</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" =
title="pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font =
size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
Wednesday, May 11,
2005 9:54 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font =
size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Pitch =
Raise<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello List</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>. <SNIP>So I used my "Quadrant =
System" to
bring it up to A=440 and fine tune it in two hours. =
<SNIP></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Michael G.(<st1:country-region =
w:st="on"><st1:place
=
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)</span></font><o:p></o:p>=
</p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> =
Michael,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Could you elaborate on the =
Quadrant
system ?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> =
Thanks,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> Tom Driscoll RPTired =
today.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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