Setting Pins in Temperament

[Thomas Cole]

Matthew,

There is no reason to treat the temperament tuning pins any differently 
than the rest. However, I do remember Franz Mohr saying that they should 
be well pounded. In other words, you should be sure that the basis of 
your tuning is stable before you tune the unisons.

I would want to add to your precedure that after tuning sharp and 
settling it back down, I like to bring it to slightly below pitch so 
that the last motion is to end with a going-sharp motion, to leave it 
with a little extra tension in the tuning pin segment, to help oppose a 
hard blow. When there is string rust or extra friction for some reason, 
if you just bring it down to pitch, you might end up with an unstable 
tuning.

A situation where you might need a different approach is where there is 
excessive friction in the bearing points and the pins are not so tight 
and there you should simply pull it up to pitch and leave it.

Tom Cole

Matthew Todd wrote:

> When I am tuning the temperament, do I set pins the same way that I do 
> when I tune unisons.  In other words...when I tune a unison, I bring 
> the note slightly over pitch, then settle it back down.  When I tune 
> the temperament, and if I want an interval to be 7 bps, do I bring the 
> string that I'm tuning slightly over 7 bps then back down?
>  
> Thanks...
>
>
> Matthew Todd
> Todd Piano Works
> Piano Tuner/Technician
> Tuning - Repairing - Regulating
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