---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 2/25/02 12:56:09 PM Central Standard Time, SimsPiano@AOL.COM writes: > 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 > > Corey I don't quite understand what you mean. In the first sentence you say you give "a hard test blow on each string as I tune." But then at the end you say "you're only hitting one test blow per 2 or 3 strings." If you are giving a test blow for each string, then you are giving each note 3 test blows. At least that is what you should be doing. Actually, you should give 2 or 3 test blows for each string after you have tuned each of the unisons. In other words, you should be giving 6 -9 test blows for each note. This should be more than adequate to hold a tuning. It would not be a bad idea, however, to give each note another 2 or 3 test blow after you have completed the whole tuning. (Don't forget to give another couple of test blows on the corrected strings after you made your corrections). Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/58/b3/20/02/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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