I always say: I know what I'm listening for, I focus very well and my experience level makes my every motion very efficient which saves a lot of time. Some guys have trouble focusing on what they need to hear. They eventually get it, but it takes quite a bit longer. Dean Dean W May (812) 235-5272 PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Nereson Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 2:33 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] shorter final tuning time with pitch raises;forearm smash Thanks very much, Ron. I've always intuitively suspected some of those things, but once had a client who complained that his previous tuner wasn't listening long enough to each unison, so I determined not to make the same "mistake." --David Nereson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] shorter final tuning time with pitch raises; forearm smash > Hi David, > From past observations rather than specific knowledge of what you, > personally, are doing, I find that tuners taking well over an hour are > all doing the same thing. They listen too long, and tune way too deep > into the tone envelope. Tuning into the decay is a waste of time and > effort, I think. Pretty much everything you need is in the first half > second of the note. You know what you're listening for, know where to > listen for it, and know where to go with it when you hear it. That > ought to happen nearly instantly, and that's where you start tuning. > Listening beyond that is giving away time without helping the tuning. > . . . . . <<
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