Tuning Over-Damper Pianos..was Reinbach Piano

Will Wickham wwickham@stny.rr.com
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:53:37 -0400


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Thanks Joe.
I'll try that next time I see IT.

will

On Oct 17, 2005, at 1:46 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:

> Will said: "
> This isn't my first trip into the birdcage. Great deal of fun. It is
> the first time I've had to resort to muting through the action though.
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> Until I either know something about Reinbach pianos in general or this
> beasty in particular, I will keep going back to do my best to make it
> work well!
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> will,
> One=A0"trick" w/overdamper pianos is: 1. Remove the action and strip=20=

> mute the entire piano slightly below the hammer strike line.=A0This is=20=

> very easy, as most overdamper pianos actions come out/in very quickly.=20=

> Once you have tuned "one" string of each note, take the action out,=20
> (or just "tip" it for access, and pull the strip of all of the=20
> "left"/remaining strings. Once that pass is complete, "tip" the action=20=

> and pull the strips and do the remaining untuned strings. This will go=20=

> rather quickly, (or, at least, should.<G>)2. For individual muting=A0THE=
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> tool of choice/necessity is the Papp's Mute. If you don't have=20
> one....Get One!<G> The Sanderson method of pitch raising, (See my=20
> article in the PTJ, December 1999), is THE method to use, IMO. I work=20=

> on a whole lot of these "beaties" and they usually take a slight bit=20=

> more time to do than a "modern" Upright. BTW, I generally tune them to=20=

> 440!<G> "If it can't be tuned to Standard Pitch!  then it either needs=20=

> to be restrung or junked!" (my usual comment to clients.) Flack suit=20=

> Zipped!!!<G>
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> =A0
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I
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> =A0
>

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