This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I believe the saying goes "You can test blow yourself right out of = business!" Phil Romano MyrtleBeach, SC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Love=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 6:00 PM Subject: Re: Test Blows I think the general way stability is taught is backwards: i.e., tune = soft and test with a few hard blow. For the best stability I think you = should tune with hard blows and then test soft where you can hear (or read) = small deviations. David Love ----- Original Message ----- From: <SimsPiano@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: February 25, 2002 10:48 AM Subject: Test Blows > 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 > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/8e/6c/d9/63/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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