Tuning old Chickerings

[Leonard Childs]

At 04:10 PM 6/13/96 -0600, you wrote:
>Vince Mrykalo asks how I know that the following statement that I made is true:
>
>> 3) But most of all, and on all pianos, I will use a smooth hammer technique.
>> Switching from the jerk such as I was taught in the Randy Potter course, to a
>> smooth technique advocated to me by the late Danny Boone of Baylor Univ., has
>> cut down on broken strings by a significant percentage - possibly %60 to %70.
>
>I have simply observed it.  There has been a definite reduction in the
number of
>broken strings since I switched to a smooth technique.  The test sampling (all
>of my tunings) is large enough to point to a trend.  It makes sense, too - If
>you yank on something it will be more likely to break than if you use finesse.
>As Danny Boone said "There's the smoothies, such as myself - and then there's
>the jerks".
>
>Now, I may be way off the mark.  This reduction in breakage could, in fact, be
>due to the miraculous new Republican majority in congress.  I'm quite certain
>that the Democrats never did anything about broken strings.  But, in reality, I
>can see no plausible connection - except that the election of 1994 coincided
>with the timing of the reduction in strings that break while I tune.  So I'm
>sticking with my theory of a smooth hammer technique.
>
>Dan Litwin
>71213.1421@compuserve.com
>San Diego Chapter PTG
>
>PS - when I put in my 2 cents worth, I am certain it is worth at least 2 cents.
>
>Your right both politically and technically.

Lenny Childs
San Antonio, TX