It probably is just what feels best for you (not the string), and what you get used to. I've worked successfully all over the face of the clock, so to speak. It's a matter of feeling how the pin moves, and where it wants to settle. When I have to tune left-handed, it'll be more in the 10:00-11:00 position. Usually on grands, it's between 1:00 and 2:00, but today it was between 2:00 and 3:00. It seems to vary with the lever technique: impact technique more towards 12:00, and smooth more towards 3:00. On most verticals I use the Reyburn CyberHammer whenever possible. Sometimes my Fujan works better in the high treble and bass, so I do that also. -- JF On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Marc Mailhot <mailhot0405 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Good afternoon everyone. I'd like to start somewhat of a discussion here. > > For years...over 30 to be exact...I've been using my tuning hammer at the > 12 o'clock position for uprights...consoles and 6 o'clock for grands...per > my mentor all those years ago and also per the William Braid White book > which states the hammer should be an extension of the string for best > equalization of the tension. > > This afternoon to further and continue educating myself...I watched a good > many Vids on tuning and repair technique on YouTube...and almost all the > vids...some by professionals...were using the 3 o'clock position. Am I out > of touch...should I continue my traditional position..etc. > > Would very much appreciate comments from all of you on this what works best > for you. I'm still getting over the partial knee replacement which is coming > along wonderfully...and have no probs sitting down...but I do have an > upright later this week and was wondering if I should change the hammer > position. > > Again many thanks for your comments and input. > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090915/6ad18934/attachment.htm>
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