hard pounding

[David ilvedson]

> Date:          Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:46:52 -0700
> From:          Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> Organization:  PianoBuilders/NW
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject:       Re: hard pounding
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

In my trials and tribulations with Steinway uprights such as the 
1098 and F the heavy handed approach didn't work.  It seemed 
like I was building up the tension somewhere in the wire and the 
pitch might very well go sharp.  Although I generally had no 
idea where it would go.  I never have been able to get a feel 
for what was happening with the pin and string.  I tend to tune 
them with low expectations and make as little change as 
possible.

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> Jim,
> 
> Tuned a Steinway 1098 recently?
> 
> Seriously, back in the old days when I was doing a lot of concert tuning I learned to hit
> the keys just as hard as the pianist was likely to hit them. No harder, or I'd wear out my
> fingers and probably the piano as well. In the years that I did this work I never once had
> a complaint about unisons going out during a performance. It seems to have worked.

 
> It seems that there does need to be some minimum amount of friction (normally supplied by
> having adequate string deflection at the termination points) if the piano is to be easily
> tuned.
> 
> -- ddf
> 
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