On 11/4/2010 9:14 AM, David Love wrote: > However, I agree with Ron overall that people probably tend to listen > too long into the note especially while manipulating the pin. That is to > say that the manipulation of the pin should coincide with frequent and > repeated playing of the note. The mistake is > play-manipulate-manipulate-manipulate-manipulate-manipulate-manipulate-play > rather than continuous and simultaneous playing and manipulation. In the > final check phase then you are simply playing softly enough that there > is little or no attack distortion and listening. If you find something > to correct then you need to return to the firmer play-manipulate > procedure. A bit of a back and forth wiggle of the tuning lever on the > turning plane (on plane is important) while playing the note to see if > things are really settled is the final check before leaving the pin. Yes, of course. That's exactly what I'm saying. Should have known better than to mention a number, as it's usually used to miss the point. Ron N
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