Hi Conrad. Thanks for your help. I like your analogy. " swatting a mosquito with a Howitzer" I got the mosquito but blew up the barn! Safety first, I'll be careful. Thanks, Aart On Feb 15, 2006, at 6:48 PM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > At 15:03 2/15/2006, you wrote: >> Thanks Dave! >> >> This is very helpful information. >> I was planing to use the SAT II. This is a duel manual keyboard. any >> further advice would be appreciated? >> The customer said it was his Aunts and has not been tuned in 20 >> years... Oh boy... >> I'm tuning and replacing some strings on Saturday. >> >> Best, >> >> Aart > > Aaargh, Aart, > > IMMHO, tuning a harpsichord with an ETD is like swatting a mosquito > with a howitzer. Use your ears. The beats are easier to hear than on > a piano and make more sense. > > You do NOT want to use the overpull that an ETD would give you, unless > you REALLY want a lot of practice installing new strings. The strings > are generally WAY closer to break strength than a piano. > > If it has a transposing keyboard BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT YOU ARE ON > THE RIGHT PIN!!!!! Pins are many times arranged to mimic a keyboard > arrangement. If the keyboard is shifted, you may have to be on what > looks like A# to tune A. > DAMHIK!!!!!!! > > > > > Conrad Hoffsommer > > Early to rise: early to bed; > Makes a man healthy, and socially dead. > > > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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