This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hello Matthew and List I had this same problem of pitch raise and regulate on Monday. The piano = is an overstrung upright, has one or two loose wrest pins has a "gap = frame" - that means there is no metal "web" for the wrest pins. It is = also a semi-tone flat i.e. A=3D415 + or - and the daughter plays the = violin... It was not only flat but in need of basic action regulation, = you know, touch, set-off, damper seating and all 240 or so action screws = were loose. It took four hours to get this piano right, but they were = delighted. I tell clients I work at an hourly rate with a minimum first = hour. If they like it that's OK. If they don't.... well that's their = problem. As for the couple of loose wrest pins I extracted them, = inserted a couple of bridle tapes in the hole, put the kneb in the wrest = pin and screwed up the string until it was more-or-less like the usual = coil then bonked it firmly into place with that special hammer which is = part of that multi-purpose screw driver-cum-damper-wire-regulater = thingy. One of the bass strings broke so I tied a bit on. That promptly = broke so I unwound some of the covering (it's one of a pair..) tied = another stock core on and brought it up to pitch. It didn't sound too = bad even with less covering on than its "pair". Any time I restring the = bass section of a piano I always retain the off-cuts for repair work = such as this.To pitch raise I used my "quadrant" method (see the = Archives about 2 years ago) in order to equalise the across-frame = tension at all times. After all, one semi-tone =3D a ton of tension on = the frame around A=3D440. So you've got to be careful else the frame = will break. Been there. Done that. But the BIGGEST change to a piano = comes with the raising of the pitch to A=3D440. Tonal change is immense = and very satisfying. Takes about 3/4 hour to pitch raise and another = 50mins. to tune. I did the thing in two passes. Good luck Matthew, you'll "do it"! Regards Michael G.(UK) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matthew Todd=20 To: Michael Gamble=20 Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:31 PM Subject: Regulation and Customer Relations I have a scheduled appointment with someone to pitch raise and tune = her piano. This piano needs a good amount of regulation work as well. = She already told me that she's willing to spend up to $200. That'll = cover the pitch raise and tuning, but not much else. After I tune it, = should I do what I can with the piano until her $200 is met, or should I = not even bother, and just explain her how much more she'll need to get = her piano well regulated? Thanks! Matthew Todd Todd Piano Works Piano Tuner/Technician Tuning - Repairing - Regulating __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around=20 http://mail.yahoo.com=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9a/9a/82/8e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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