Pitch raising

[Clyde Hollinger]

Hi Stephen

I know that I am probably a little too cautious.  That may be because I had
twelve strings tear on one call.  I don't want that to happen again.

Warm regards,
Clyde

Stephen Powell wrote:

> Hi Clyde
>
> If I have any doubt that a piano will take a pitch raise, then I raise all
> of the A's (or C's) first.  If any strings break, then I reassess the
> situation.  In general, I think that tuners tend to be too cautious when it
> comes to pitch raising.  I have done a lot of pitch raising over the years
> and have had very few strings break.  But replacing broken strings is really
> no big deal, so long as it's only one or two.