Hi Jim, We seem to be tuners in reverse the larger the pitch move, the faster I tend to do first time round. Personally I can never seem to physically tune all the strings when pulling up a tone any faster than 16 minutes the wedging process tends to slow me down. Is the 15 minutes you are stating, does this include placing a muting strip or do you tune unmuted or use a paps wedge?. When I am putting the strain back on a frame, I set all my Cs to the fork C528 then I start at top C if there is one, and semi-tone all the way down piano. Plucking the strings with a pletra I must admit I love winding basses up on pianos from nothing. I have been known to put a strain on a grand in just over 13 minutes, but I doubt if I could achieve that now as I am not doing them every day like I was years ago. I know ETAs are ideaaly suited for putting the initial tuning on the strings (well I'm asuming they are) Do you mute the strings giving that there is no dampers on the strings yet, or can the ETA cope with this. Take care, Kind regards, Barrie. In article <Pine.PCW.3.91.961114192119.4919D-100000@ppp3- 22.INRE.ASU.EDU>, Jim <pianotoo@IMAP2.ASU.EDU> writes >Dear Barrie: > >I would recommend two 15 min pitch raises for any pitch raise that is >a full tone or more flat. This will not over stress the strings as much. >The first one need not over shoot at all. > >Jim Coleman, Sr. > >On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Barrie Heaton wrote: > >> hi >> >> how big a pitch in 15 minutes, a tone, or at least a semi-tone? >> >> just curious >> >> Barrie -- Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour The UK PIano Page | pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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