Hi, I've been taught to do a hard test blow on each string as I tune. I've been wondering if the following might be a more efficient way to tune using a test blow. 1) Tune the entire piano using no hard test blows, but working the hammer back and forth to try to take all torque out of the pin once the pitch is right. 2) After the whole thing is tuned, go back and give each key a few hard test blows. 3) Now touch up whatever went out. What I figured was that on trichords and bichords, you're only hitting one test blow per 2 or 3 strings instead of 1 per string, which means either 2 or 3 times fewer test blows. By the way, I use a SAT and start A0 and go up the keyboard. Comments?? Thanks, Corey
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