Hi Ed, I don't do aural pitch corrections any more--I use Reyburn Cyber Tuner which does a fantastic job of this task. At 11:26 AM 1/7/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks for your response, Don. > >Is there a particular sequence you use to do an aural pitch raise that you >wouldn't mind sharing? > >For example do you do all the A's first, then do all the other octaves in >rounds of 5ths (or something like that)? > >After you've overshot your original A49, do you continue to overshoot the >octaves going up and down by any particular amounts (or just by the amount >you would normally stretch each succesive ocatve)? > >Thanks again. >Ed > > >>From: Don <pianotuna@yahoo.com> >>Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >>Subject: Re: Pitch Raise >>Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:05:26 >> >>Hi Ed, >> >>If there are two beats per second between your A fork and A4 on the piano >>you are well into "pitch correction" area. Personally my own "limit" would >>be 0.5 bps at A4 for pitch correction to not be done. >> >>Don't forget that the mid treble may be considerably flatter than the pitch >>at A4. >> >>"Two pass" tuning takes no more time generally than "one pass". First pass >>is "quick and dirty" and "second pass" refines the tuning. >> >> >>At 10:23 AM 1/7/2006 -0500, you wrote: >> >I am a novice tuner learning to tune aurally. I am confused as to how to >>do >> >an effective aural pitch raise. >> > >> >How can you accurately judge whether a piano needs a pitch raise (without >>an >> >electronic guage)? >> > >> >Once you determine a pitch raise is necessary, is there a particular >> >sequence to use when pitch raising? I am aware of the general guideline >>of >> >overshooting a string by half the amount that it is flat. Do you do this >>on >> >every note, or is there a certain graduation as you go to the bass and >>the >> >treble? >> > >> >Thanks. >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> > >> >-- >> >No virus found in this incoming message. >> >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> >Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006 >> > >> > >> >>Regards, >>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. >>Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat >> >>mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >> >>3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 >>306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner >> >>_______________________________________________ >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006 > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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