Jenneentah, At 07:41 10/27/2004 -0400, you wrote: >At 1:14 AM -0500 10/27/04, Carl Teplitski wrote: >>Some list members on this topic use the term " bump ". I wonder if that >>means jerk. > >Jerks and bumps are both very brief motions, the former better for moving >large amounts of wire the latter for tiny surface changes. Both string and >pin are springs, whose restoring force is best overcome by quick motions. >"Pulse" is another word to think on. The "bump" was a popular dance when I was starting tuning, and a lot of "jerks" did it at the time. I tend to think of tuning with gentle nudges. You can feel if you actually moved the tuning pin, or just twisted the top half. Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS. Decorah, IA - Certified Calibration Technician for Bio-powered Digitally Activated Lever Action Tone Generation Systems. - Pianotech Flamesuit Purveyor - American Curmudgeon Society - Apprentice Member and Founder
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