If we're taking a vote here, you can count me with Greg and Joe. Last Friday I did a 114 cent pitch raise on one of those big ol' Cable uprights, made in about 1925. It was a little like tip-toeing through a mine field, but didn't break a single string. Used CLP, just as a preventative measure. Checked bridges and struts before I started too. Good thing it was the last one of the day. I decided right then, that the next time I do that I'm going to have to charge more than I did this time. ( Which was my normal fee times 1.5) Next time, it's double. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 3:29 PM Subject: Re: Wim/Pitch raise experiment > Dave, Wim and list, > You may wish to start lubricating the strings with Protek CPL before > tuning these old beasts. I'm with Joe on this one. What good is a piano > that's perpetually flat in pitch? Isn't ear training just as important as > finger training? I raise pitch on these old beasties all the time. They > have all come through just fine without so much as a whimper. I'm sure > your also aware of how much livelier they sound when up to the pitch they > were designed for. Never fails to get a "WOW" from the customer. > my two cents. >
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