On major pitch raises (100 cents) I also start in the top section then go to the bottom, so that I have sort of guessed myself into a modest pitch range, thus not needing to nearly as much overpull as simply starting at the bottom and going all the way up. I never set the bass at more than +6 cents over pull, and things seem to work decently most of the time. Les bartlett _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul Williams Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 3:58 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] pitch raises Indeed! Never tell a customer that "you" broke a string! Then, they'll claim you broke it and won't pay you for the repair! DAMHIK!!!! If I see a lot of rust on strings, or if it hasn't been tuned for many years, I will warn them that one or more might break, and it's not my fault and will result in a repair!! Hint: if tuning a very flat piano, go through the bass strings first, giving them a jolt DOWN in pitch before bringing them up to a tunable pitch. Again, DAMHIK!! Paul From: Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com> Reply-To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org> Date: Monday, October 29, 2012 3:37 PM To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: [pianotech] pitch raises Hi Cy, I learned at the school that piano techs don't break strings, that rather strings can break during tuning. So to answer your question, during a pitch raise I never break strings, but on a couple rare occasions a string couldn't handle the tension. :-) I will admit however I do pray during a lot of them especially on old pianos and spinets. Marshall -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121029/3dc23bd4/attachment.htm>
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