How to explain a pitch adjustment

[Geoff Sykes]

Excellent analogy. Thanks.

-- Geoff

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From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Sid Blum
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:12 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: How to explain a pitch adjustment


I ask if they are also string players.  Many pianists play other 
string instruments.  Most guitar, violin, etc. players understand 
that when they start off  quite flat and tune each string up to pitch 
the string they began with will be somewhat flat again.

Sid


>Greetings all --
>
>Many pianos need a pitch adjustment prior to tuning. Usually because
>it hasn't been touched in five years. Therefore, like many of you 
>I'm sure, I frequently find myself having to explain to customers 
>what a pitch adjustment is, and why their piano needs one prior to 
>tuning. I have found that car analogies often help when explaining 
>things but I have not been able to come up with one that would help 
>with a pitch adjustment. Even after explaining, as simply as I know 
>how, the relationship of the incredible string tension across the 
>plate and why it needs to be equalized before a fine tuning will 
>hold, I often feel like I'm coming off trying to sell them something 
>bogus. How do you people explain pitch adjustments to your customers 
>whose piano needs it so that they not only understand what it is but 
>why it's important that their piano gets one prior to tuning?
>
>-- Geoff Sykes
>-- Assoc. Los Angeles


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