[pianotech] Pitch raise criteria

[David Love]

We all were (3 hours tuners) at one point.  Tuning speed has to do with
hammer control and feel.  When practicing technique don't forget that
technique ultimately boils down to feel.  The more you tune the more you
develop a feel for the tuning hammer and pin movement, the faster you know
when the pin is stable and the faster the tunings get.  Pitch raises should
go quickly though.  Fifteen to twenty minutes max.  No point in laboring
over pin setting there.  You're back on them before it matters.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ryan Sowers
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 7:14 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pitch raise criteria

 

I was a "three hour tune"r (kinda reminds me of the Gilligans Island theme
song!) for quite a few years in the beginning. After attending an all day
seminar with Jim Coleman, Sr. I wrote a letter to him telling him about my
frustration with how long my tunings were taking. I just couldn't believe
these guys who could tune a piano in an hour, or do a major pitch raise and
tune in an hour and a half.

 

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