Pitch Raise

[pianotune05]

Hi Duaine,
I know I'm not qualified as the pros on this list are in terms of tuning 
etc, but when I went and did a practice tuning on that old baby grand. I 
just brought the a 4 up the best I could and tried like crazy to tune it 
making major adjustments to get the notes to line up  and even sound like 
they were suposed to sound.  The c sharp for instance didn't even sound like 
c sharp after I brough the a up , and before that.  Once I got my temperment 
in, the best I could, I proceded to do octaves, but the pitch started to 
fall.  The piano couldn't handle it very well.  That's how I understand 
pitch raising.  I hope I too am doing the correct thing here.  It worked and 
I didn' t break a string, or crack a plate, so I gues I'm OK ;)
Marshall
ps. sorry for the small print.  For whatever reason, this e-mail program 
allows me to enlarge the font, and other times the option isn't on the 
e-mail box.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: Pitch Raise


> Still confused ..... how and what do you actually do (using ETD) ?
> Mutes - procedure ? Strip - procedure ? Start at the bass and go up ?
> Start in the middle and go down first ? up first ?
>
> Looking for exact procedures - as if teaching a class.
>
> Thanks,
> Duaine
>
> Hechler Family wrote:
>>Gary,
>>
>>I still have never caught on to the two pass theory. I still do one pass
>>and let the customer know that, for it to be better, don't wait so long
>>between tunings.
>>
>>So please expand on your definition of a "quick and dirty" pass.
>>(meaning actually what do you do - which I probably will try since most
>>of my customers have old uprights and players.
>>
>>Thanks you,
>>Duaine
>>
>>gary wrote:
>>
>>>"Two pass" tuning takes no more time generally than "one pass". First
>>>pass
>>>is "quick and dirty" and "second pass" refines the tuning.
>>>
>>>I've found that to be true for me..It takes  around 75 minutes to do a
>>>rough pass and come back and do a fine tune. In cases where a pitch
>>>raise isnt necessary, it still takes me around 75 minutes!  Can't
>>>figure that one out.
>>>
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>>
>>
>
> -- 
> Duaine Hechler
> Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
> Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
> Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
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> St. Louis, MO 63034
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