Pitch Raise, was: Standard Pitch

Don pianotuna@accesscomm.ca
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 11:40:11


Hi Terry,

I don't take 15 minutes to do a pitch correction. But after the pitch
correction generally speaking at any where between 50 and 80 cents no note
is out more than 4 cents. I've become increasingly less comfortable with
"fine tuning" after a pitch correction. I don't believe this improves the
instrument as much as coming back in a week or a day.

I use Reyburn Cyber Tuner in pitch correction mode for nearly all my
work--unless the piano measures out at only 2 cents from true. Then I use
my ears and RCT in temperament mode with the Baldassin/Sanderson sequence,
followed by RCT in pitch correction mode to double check the treble--if any
note is flatter than I'd like--then I'll use the RCT suggested overpull on it.

At 10:53 AM 10/10/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>   To the 15 minute pitch raisers out  there:    tune  the piano in one
>tuning pass? If so, can I assume the quick pitch raise got all  strings to
>within two or so cents of their target? And after all is said and  done,
>does this one pass pitch raise, followed by a one pass tuning bring all 
>strings/notes to within one or two cents of target?    have the opportunity
>at a convention sometime to witness a  speed demonstration.   Terry Farrell
>  ----- Original Message -----  <lawsonic@bdmail.co.za> <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:35  AM Subject: Re: Standard Pitch 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> If you are taking 2 hours for a pitch raise  then you are trying for
>something
>> else.
>> i.e. you should not be  trying to set pins and get perfect unisons
>> 
>> You come to a flat  piano - A pitch raise is a sharp, out of tune piano -
>that
>> takes 15 - 20  mins
>> 
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----  Original Message -----
>><joey@onkeypianotuning.com>
>><pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Sent:  Friday, October 10, 2003 3:54 PM
>> Subject: RE: Standard Pitch
>>  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> Any other slow tuners out  there??
>>>
>> 
>>  After reading  this list for a while I'm glad to
>>  I figure I'm doing something wrong.
>> 
>> 
>>  I plan for an hour (although I have completed
>> in 45  minutes).
>>  2 hours.
>> 
>> 
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.

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