Tuning sequence question

[Gregor _]

Traditionally, this method is taught in Germany: tune strip muted 
temperament, then tune temperament unisons. After that going down the bass, 
tuning unisons as you go. After that go on with the treble in the same way. 
For me personally, I changed that sequence a little bit: after tuning 
temperament unisons, I go down the bass for one octave (including unisons), 
then I switch to treble for one octave. Then one bass octace again and after 
that switching to the next treble octave again. I don´t do that for 
stability but for better hearing. It´s not so stressfull because you change 
allways between hearing bass and hearing treble. No idea if that is better 
or worse for stability, but I never encountered stability problems with that 
sequence.

Gregor


>From: "Geoff Sykes" <thetuner at ivories52.com>
>Reply-To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Tuning sequence question
>Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:05:04 -0700
>
>Greetings all --
>
>I know that when using an ETD the preferred method of tuning is from the
>bass up to the treble, tuning unisons as you go. Tests have apparently
>proven that this provides a more accurate and stable tuning when completed.
>
>Traditionally, aural tuning means strip muting the entire piano, and after
>setting the temperament, all the center strings are then tuned moving first
>down into the bass and then up into the treble. After the center strings 
>are
>tuned then unisons are set starting in the bass and moving up through the
>treble.
>
>In doing an aural tuning, is there any reason why one could not, or perhaps
>should not, strip mute just the middle section of the piano, in order to 
>set
>the temperament, then immediately set the unisons in the temperament,
>pulling out the strip mute as you go, followed by moving down into the bass
>tuning the first string and setting unisons as you go and subsequently up
>through the treble?
>
>In other words, which aural tuning method of the two described above, would
>produce the more accurate and stable tuning when completed?
>
>-- Geoff Sykes
>-- Los Angeles

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