If you are fine tuning a piano, i.e. making a change of around 1 or 2 cents, I don't think strip muting would be a problem...aurally. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: PianoForteTechnologies <pianofortetechnology at saol.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 8/4/2009 8:55:00 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Advantages/Disadvantages of muting techniques >Hello Ed and David > >Ed, I will try what you suggest and see how it works. > >David, If one had to be fine tuning, would the center string change that >much or at all? Yes, if while I am pitch raising and tuning in one pass, >the center string will change. >One makes judgements and tunes accordingly, I suppose. It certainly will >not be a fine tuning but a tuning that most will accept, except concert >tuners and concert pianists. >Is this why some tuners tune unisons as you go only, so you can hear the >change between intervals, once the unison (or couple) has been tuned and >adjust accordingly as you go? >You have made me think!? > >Mark Davis > >
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