Hello List, I'm just wondering - what is the technique of tuning softly? How does one render the string properly without "forte" test blows? I learned to tune with an impact hammer and I would think that because the impact hammer moves the entire pin at once (with very little twist), a technique of tuning with softer test blows would be possible. However, I still use strong test blows even with an impact technique (f to ff blows). I would think that with a traditional hammer, it would be almost impossible to set pin and render the string through soft or medium blows. I've heard stories that Franz Mohr used extremely hard test blows when tuning. Of course, I've also heard that his tunings were rock-solid stable. There seems to be a correlation here. Any further comments? Corte Swearingen Chicago Don <pianotuna@access To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> comm.ca> cc: Sent by: Subject: re: "Put a plug in it" pianotech-bounces @ptg.org 08/16/2003 01:04 PM Please respond to Pianotech Hi Dave, The foam ear plugs if used constantly may cause some people to tumble over into hypercussivity. Trust me, you don't want to go there! Learn to tune softly. It can be done. At 03:55 PM 8/16/2003 -0600, you wrote: > I use the plain ol' foam earplugs -- the ones you squeeze and roll into a smaller diameter. I bought a whole case several years ago (200 pairs) for $20, and still have plenty left. Their attenuation rating is 29dB, which is more than most other earplugs I've seen. I'm not sure about the custom "musician's earplugs" that one has made by an audiologist, however. But I think their attenuation is about the same. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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