Advice on a half tone pitch raise

[David Ilvedson]

Vinny,

Just bring it up.    Be prepared for a broken string.   Tap the pitch down slightly before bringing the tension up.    Figure on 3 passes and forget about a fine tuning.

David Ilvedson



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Vinny Samarco <vinsam@sympatico.ca>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:52:14 -0700
Subject: Advice on a half tone pitch raise


>Hello Everyone,
>I have been asked to do a pitch raise on a console.
>When I last saw it, as it was changing hands, the physical condition seemed
>to be good, as far as strings, tuning pins and bridge pins.
>Since I am blind and cannot use an etd, I will be tuning aurally.
>I once was told that when you have a large pitch raise, you need to do it in
>octaves first.  By this I mean, all the As Bs etc. so as not to damage the
>plate.
>As far as where to set the pitch for the first pass, I was thinking of using
>my 442 fork, and setting the rough tuning a few beats above that.
>Any correction and advice would be greatly appreciated.

>Vinny Samarco
>Fine Tuning Services

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