I use TuneLab for pitch lowering or raising. I make a pass without mutes (since the display shows all the strings), and it calculates the overpull for each note. I just did an 80-cent raise on a 5'3" grand, and the first pass brought everything to within five cents of target! Took me 17 minutes. Generally the bass sections take very little adjustment; the longest plain wire the most; and the top section varies a lot. Twisting every pin the same amount may be fast, but it's not accurate. After the first pass, which identifies any action problems, I pull the action, clean, lubricate, adjust, etc., then do my final, careful pass. --Cy-- Cy Shuster, RPT Albuquerque, NM www.shusterpiano.com www.facebook.com/shusterpiano
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