Unison slump

David Ilvedson ilvey@sbcglobal.net
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:48:11 -0800


Phil,

Are you using a ETD?   For me, aural/visual verification clears up tuning uncertainty.   As Terry mentioned, many times one of the strings will have that "unison slump" sound and you have to deal with the problem or move and know its the best you can do.

David I.



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Phil Bondi <phil@philbondi.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:08:27 -0500
Subject: Re: Unison slump


>Thanks to all for the thoughtful responses. Like I said in my original 
>post, there's a number of factors at work for me feeling the way that I 
>do about unisons, especially on my high-end work. All of them are 
>working together at this point.

>To give you an idea:

>-Andre suggested I was hearing at the next level (thank you)
>-Guy suggested massage (I already get 2 a month)
>-Terry suggested the pianos are getting worse.!!!?!?! (not on my 
>high-end work)
>-Jonathan suggested being more sensitive to unisons (probably)

>All of these suggestions are working together at this point. I certainly 
>hope this is not coming across as being whiny..but it is something I 
>have noticed, noted, and will improve upon.

>Food for thought for all of us?,
>-Phil Bondi(Fl)


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