too much "pounding!"

[Charly Tuner]

I guess the steinway tech was mostly referring to the very fussy steinway 
uprights...with the oversized pressure bar that makes rendering the strings 
difficult, so he says you must strike the key extra hard, in order to get 
the string to set fully through the pressure bar, or as he says, the tuning 
will not stand, at least not very long. There are plenty of non-steinway 
pianos to keep me busy, so I will let the tech do all the steinways.

Terry

>From: Jon Page <jonpage@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: too much "pounding!"
>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:49:16 -0500
>
>
>I can't help but feel that if you are hitting the keys so hard as to almost
>cripple
>your fingers then you are doing considerable damage to the keyboard, not to
>mention
>using implements of destruction. As long as you are playing harder than the
>pianist,
>in normal playing; it will stay. In a home situation, I don't see the need
>to bully the
>piano into stability.
>
>Know your customer. Ask them to play for you. This will help you in your
>tuning style
>and assistance with regulation. A light touch demands closer tolerances,
>which will
>increase dynamics.  There is more than tuning the piano while you are 
>there.
>
>Home tuning is not concert tuning, don't wear yourself out on them.
>Save it for performance venues unless, you need the practice...
>
>But don't get crazy,
>
>Jon Page
>
>At 07:11 PM 03/28/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>>Patrick,
>>
>>Absolutely SMASHING idea! Thanks!!
>>
>>Terry
>>
>>>From: J Patrick Draine <draine@mediaone.net>
>>>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>>Subject: Re: too much "pounding!"
>>>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:43:53 -0500
>>>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions as to how to lessen the stress on our "pounding"
>>>>fingers? I use my left index & thumb for loud striking, and I am
>>>>losing the feeling in the tips as they are becoming continually numb!
>>>
>>>Gee Terry, did we ever tell you how much fun this trade can be!?!
>>>But seriously, you need to glue & dowel a couple of hammer heads
>>>together to make yourself a key wacker. Then you can beat the keys
>>>without destroying your fingers.
>>>
>>>Patrick
>>
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