Hi Don, Yes, I agree with what you are saying. We often write as if all pianos and tunings are the same, and that isn't the case. But we were talking about the need (or not) of strong tuning and testing blows. I agree that if the piano has been stable at pitch, there is little need for heavy blows to render the string. But what about your 20 to 60 cents pitch correction. Did you not use heavy keystrikes then? Ed Hi Ed, Like I said--that's a pitch correction! 2 cents for concert work--and sometimes that's too much. Humidity control is a must do if you are getting that much seasonal drift. I had the opportunity to listen to my work 24 hours after a major pitch correction (-23 cents at A4 and worst note -61). The piano had drifted back up by about 1.2 cents and there were a few unisons that were less than splendid. Just fine for domestic work but concert level? *NEVER*. At 04:06 PM 10/30/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Don- > >Well, so much depends on so many details. > >I get a lot of pianos with 8 to 12 cent seasonal drift at the end of the long bridge. >Cybertuner in pitch raise mode and hard test blows often get good results on pianos like this, doing one pass and octave checks. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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