In a message dated 9/14/2002 3:27:16 AM, bigda@gte.net wrote: >I don't use hard settling blows until I fine tune----although I'm hitting >the notes harder than "normal" >as I run through the pitch raise, and if the piano is real low, before I >fine tune I'll start at A1 and smack the bejesus out of every note real >quick. > My pitch raise is also a "quickie" version of the normal, with sometimes a little overpull in the C5-C6 range (1-2 oct above middle C). Before fine tuning, I hold down the sustain and pound up and down the piano (using arm weight, not force) for about 30 seconds to equalize the string tension. Every time I do this, I think I ought to have ear plugs; the piano sure does vibrate. This seems to help the stability a lot. I want to talk more about my "feel" approach to voicing and >regulating, but it's late, and I have an early meeting tomorrow. > Please do. Greg Soule Pensacola, FL
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