[pianotech] Advantages/Disadvantages of muting techniques

[Ryan Sowers]

I have found that tuning unisons as you go forces a high degree of
pickiness. Since every interval is being tuned against an open unison, it
compels me to try get them as pure as possible. I find that I'm quicker to
notice any drift as well. Moreover, since I start from the middle and work
my way out, I am building a lot of stability into the middle section where
it is the most important.

Since each section is continuously being checked against the middle, there
are plenty of opportunities to check and recheck the unisons in the part of
the piano where they are most noticeable and where the tolerance is most
narrow.

Also it is sometimes true that the sum of a unison is not quite the same as
each string individually. Tuning them as you go helps eliminate the effect
of this phenomenon.

My advice is to try it for a month and see how you like it. You can always
go back (but I doubt you will[?]) It will be very frustrating at first, but
once you get the hang of it I think you will find that you get to a new
level in your tuning.



On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com> wrote:

>  Mark-
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> Welcome!
> My personal opinion, from which I cannot part myself, is that I have seen
> people whose tunings I admire use a variety of methods to good result.
> Careful follow up will tell you if your tunings are stable, whatever your
> method.
>
> Ed Sutton
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>  *From:* PianoForteTechnologies
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Sent:* Monday, August 03, 2009 5:28 PM
> *Subject:* [pianotech] Advantages/Disadvantages of muting techniques
>
>  Greetings to you all.
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> My name is Mark Davis and I am a piano tuner/technician in South Africa.
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> I read the pianotech archive a lot and generally find it very helpful and
> encouraging.
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> My question  is, apart from personal opinions, what are the advantages and
> disadvantages of strip muting an entire piano compared to tuning unisons as
> you go?
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> What are the pros and cons of each way from a factual, scientific and
> practical point?
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> Your answers would be much appreciated.
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> Thank you,
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> Mark Davis
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-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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