This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I'm curious, how long does it take everyone here to tune? It's still = taking me 3hours ;( Will a new lever speed me up? I'm real regular at 2 hours for a pitch raise and tuning. Today I tuned = a newer K&C (Samick) Studio (first time appointment for piano/client). = It was 25 cents flat. Drove up the driveway at 10:00 AM, and backed out = the driveway at 12:04 AM. A full tuning on a piano that hasn't been = tuned in a year ranges anywhere between 50 and 90 minutes for me - = usually about 75 minutes. A good lever will help you speed up - not immediately, but with time. I = found that I kept hitting plateaus - I wouldn't get faster for a long = time and then suddenly I would seem to leap (or at least inch along) to = a new level. I have also found that so much about tuning faster is = simply finding peace with what can and can't be done with any particular = string/piano. A string that has false beats isn't going to tune cleanly = no matter how many times you yank the pitch up and down - the trick is = to develop an ability to recognize what ain't going to get any better. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 I'll have to check out piano tech's catelog for those mutes. I didn' = t see them in schaff? The metal sticks get in the way especially in the = trebble. =20 I'm curious, how long does it take everyone here to tune? It's still = taking me 3hours ;( Will a new lever speed me up? Marshall ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/80/01/83/e6/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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