[CAUT] left to right or R to L?

[Paul T Williams]

All,

I'm wondering why  John Travis' book says to start at 88.  The more I 
think about it, the more it makes sense to start at the low end  It's a 
great book and use his scalings often, but it appears more sensable to 
work low to high so one can get a better coil on the tuning pin without so 
much mess of touching up paint, or whatever on the plate. Im not lefty and 
the coils, when properly set have the coil just right to do it right 
handed. 

How much tension do y"all put on the strings before bass stringing.  I try 
to put "just enough" to keep the coils etc from settling too much. It's 
hard to fix once their all in there. Then, when the bass strings are on, I 
follow Travis's ideas on bringing up to pitch....The rachet thing sounds 
like a good idea.
Paul





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Pau;l

What Fred says. Also, I use a tuning tip on a ratchet. It is easier to 
push the ratchet with my left hand, while holding up the coil with my 
right hand, with easy access to the coil. For a string hook, instead of 
the traditional hook, I made my own using a Steinway capstan screw 
regulator, (Pianotek part # SCR-2, Schaff part # 97). bent to look like a 
Norris pedal spring (Schaff #584), only with 90 degree angles at each end. 


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Mililani, Oahu, HI
808-349-2943
Author of: 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Sent: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 8:58 am
Subject: [CAUT] left to right or R to L?


Dear List, 

I've always restrung grand starting at note 88, but am considering 
starting at the bottom of the plain wire and work up to give me better 
control at getting better coils.  Are there opinions either way from 
y'all? 

Thanks 

Paul 
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