Steinway L

[Avery Todd]

Hi Conrad,

   Hold on a minute. Don't get Patrick "too" hyped up. Remember, this
piano is almost 60 yrs. old. :-) I can't even remember "what" my first
grand was.

Avery

>At 12:15 4/28/99 +0200, you wrote:
>>   Tom Cole wrote: Patrick Greene wrote:
>
>>> HI List,
>>  Never having tuned a grand what should I expect?
>
> There are a variety of techniques and no
>>"right" way to do it. If you
>>can achieve a good, stable tuning, that's the main thing.
>
>Peligro!

>Be prepared to hear things you may have never heard before.  That's not
>necessarily bad...  If you are an aural tuner, the beats for your
>temperament and octave checks may jump out at you, and you'll be muttering
>to yourself,  "So _that's_ what I'm supposed to hear".   For the same
>reason, your unisons may give you unexpected pleasure.
>
>Soooooo...  don't be surprised if the tuning takes longer than usual (the
>point of diminishing returns take longer to reach).  You may realise that
>you can do better tunings than you ever imagined.
>
>Have fun!
>
>Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician 	mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
>Luther College				(319)-387-1204
>Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
>
>"An artist is the one who kids himself most gracefully."
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