pitch lowering

[Frank Cahill]

pryan2 wrote:
> 
> I'm a "sort-of" newbie who just got his first piano-related job of
> tuning new pianos for a dealer who specializes in Asian pianos.  Most
> (all) of these pianos come eight cents SHARP.  I presume they are
> tuned at 442 in their country of origin.  What's the best way to bring
> them down?  I find that by just knocking each note down to pitch, they
> have a tendency to creep back up and I usually have to go over the
> piano twice. ( I use the SAT.)  Is there a method I can use to avoid
> this extra step?    I'd appreciate any experience anyone has in this
> area.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Phil Ryan
> 
> 
> 
> 
Use the pitch rais/lower program in the SAT. If you are 8 cents sharp,
it will tell you to tune each string 2 cents flat. This should get you
close to where you want to be.

Sanderson says that if you are within 5 cents of the desired pitch,
that's close enough to do a fine tuning.


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Frank Cahill
Associate Member, Piano Technicians Guild
Northern Va