Tuning a Kawai Grand RX-2

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi, Aren't the strings after 9 years as stretched as they will ever be? Now
how Level they are is another matter.
Also string mating. Leveling and mating will give a broader area where the
unison will sound better longer.
YMMV
To me tuning unlevel or mismated unisond is like trying to balance the
teeter toter on the head of a pin.
Easy to wander any direction.
While level well mated strings are like tuning on a wide mesa. With the
added advantage sometimes of more and stronger fundamental to the pitch.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AlliedPianoCraft" <AlliedPianoCraft at hotmail.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: Tuning a Kawai Grand RX-2


> Phil,
>
> Beckets and coils are tight, but I have not stretched the strings. This
> piano is about 9 years old and I have tuned it about 8 times, so I think
the
> stability it OK. The bass and tenor are as solid as a rock. Its just a few
> unisons that go out (and not the same ones) in the treble section, no
matter
> how hard I pound to set it. It usually goes out within a week.
>
> Al Guecia
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Phil Bondi" <phil at philbondi.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 9:46 AM
> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: Tuning a Kawai Grand RX-2
>
> > Al, have you squeezed beckets? tapped down coils? Stretched the wire?
From
> > your description, I would treat this as a newly strung piano.
> >
> > These 3 things won't take long, and may improve the stability.
> >
> > -Phil Bondi(Fl)
> >