one mute

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Mr. Andersen,



Do you think the order in which the strings of a unison are tuned is significant?  And if yes, what sequence do you use for tuning of unisons (i. e., which string do you tune first, second and third)?




Thanks,




Alan Eder


-----Original Message-----
From: David Andersen <david at davidandersenpianos.com>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:03 am
Subject: Re: one mute








100% agree. Single mute tuning opens up new vistas of stability and precision; when it's practiced consistently, tunings get better, more musical, more "ringing," clearer. Your standard of listening, and of excellence, rise quickly.
David Andersen







On Mar 19, 2008, at 3:38 AM, Tom Servinsky wrote:



I could go on and on about the benefits of tuning unisons as you go. The bottom line is that you end up with a much more suitable tuning for the piano when all strings of a unison are taken into account. My temp strip is used for pitch adjustments and uprights only, but other than that, it stays in the tool case.

  I don't know about many of you, but I'm multi-tasking as I tune as I'm voicing and dealing with false beats as I'm tuning the unisons. When I'm finally finished with a particular unison it's not only harmoniously in tune, but the unison is more stable and I've had the opportunity to deal with the whole sound of the unison/ hammer event.

  .Making the adjustment to tune with a single mute requires some major adjustments but once that you've started to feel more comfortable with the procedure, you're tuning time diminishes  and the amount of territory you cover increases.

Tom Servinsky




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