hard pounding reply

[pianoman]

Hi David,
I, too, have the same internal reservations about these Steinway vertical
models.  It shouldn't be that way.  What is the finest constructed piano
should also tune that way.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
pianoman@inlink.com
"A terrible thing happens when you stop promoting--Nothing.".

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> From: David ilvedson <ilvey@a.crl.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: hard pounding
> Date: Saturday, April 11, 1998 6:45 PM
> 
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> >