Ted: Don't forget to check the jack "rest" cushions on the La Pitiful PSO. I'm curious as to whether or not is has that clicking stuff... It WILL be a problem later if not now. (see previous e-mail) It's not felt! It's not leather! It's New and IMPROVED jdk%hd$"cabrqkazop!! It sounds like you're on track with all of the suggestions given. Relax. Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Ted Simmons wrote: > > I need some help. I tuned a Kimball laPetite a month ago using my SAT and > the customer called me back complaining about the low bass being out of > tune. When I got to her house I set up the SAT with the previously > determined FAC numbers and checked A0, B0,A#0 and C1. They were right on. > She insisted that they were sharp. To prove it she went to C#5 and > compared it to A#0 and told me that it was tuned sharp and matched C#5. It > really did sound that way. I took the SAT out of FAC mode and checked the > double octave, the octave 5th and the double octave 5th against the low > notes. They checked out O.K. It seems that no matter what I did she > insisted that the low notes were sharp. So, working on A#0 I told her to > tell me when she thinks it sounds o.k. I lowered it to where the string > sagged and she still called it sharp. I told her I would place this > problem on the Pianotech net and see if they can help me out. Anyone have > any ideas on what my next step should be? I'd appreciate any helpful > comments. > > Ted Simmons, Merritt Island, FL
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