for those on the fence about hearing protection..

[Don]

Hi Mike,

I'd suggest you borrow an edt from a friend and do this trial of pounding.

At 08:21 AM 3/20/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> <pianotuna at accesscomm.ca> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
>With respect, it is nearly impossible to tune LOUD and have wonderful
>sounding pianos. It is bad for the piano, bad for the tuner&#39;s body and
does
> not do much for stability.
>
>It&#39;s easy to prove over pounding if you have access to an etd. Simply
wail
>away on the notes around D7. Start with c7 then c#7, then d7. Stop and
>measure d7. Then wail away on d#7, e7, etc.
> 
>Now go have a coffee, and come back in 15 minutes. Take your trusty etd and
>measure d7. Guess what? It may well be sharp. If so, the technician is
>pounding too hard.
> 
>
>>"pounding too
>>" unless you are breaking keys regularly!
>>I frequently follow the light touch techs and tooners in this area and find
>>the piano settling more under my touch/pounding but when I finish my tunings
>>stay put!
>>I have had the comment more than once that I was the loudest tech
they&#39;ve
>>ever had, which I take as a complement, I then explain to them why.
>>Oh and yes I use hearing protection also!
>>
>>Mike
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
>Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
>
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> 
>Sorry I don&#39;"""" and I haven&#39;t experienced what you describe.   Mike
>-- 
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>will allow a solution.
>- Bertrand Russell
>
>Michael Magness
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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