Pitch Raises

Piano pitch raises, and how I do them.

Formula:
1. Determine how many cents flat.
2. Divide in half.
3. Tune that amount sharp for first tuning.
4. Do not exceed 30 cents sharp.

ex:
1. 20 cents flat
2. 20/2=10
3. Tune 10 cents sharp
DO NOT EXCEED 30 CENTS SHARP!

[mccallweed]

Thanks so much! I’m looking forward to your Tune Lab video!!

[boldcautionproductions]

Great share, I am prepping to take on my first piano, a 1900's upright.
This video told me much about what is going on in a pitchraise, at all.
I hope to restore the piano a step at a time and learning how to tune it myself is just one of those steps.
I am seeing piano tuning is an artform, much physics at work.
At some point, I am going to have to replace the hammers as they must be original, quite dirty, with deep grooves cut into them.
One thing is for shore, it got a lot of use and that makes me happy to extend its lifetime.
Have a Happy New Year and thanks for sharing your expertise...

[christree]

I am using the very same equipment and I am so happy to have found your channel. Thanks so much for sharing your great knowledge. Greetings from Hamburg!

[NathanielLich]

Thanks for the information, the calculation part is very helpful

[jaredini]

I'm picking up a 1972 upright that had one owner, tuned regularly until around two years ago. After I've let it settle for a few weeks I will tune it up BUT not sure if I need to do a pitch raise. When I checked it out it was out if tune very slightly as it is stored in a garage.

[EarlyManStanding]

Do you ever use Protech on bearing points where old and or rusty strings are present? Thank you for making all your videos!

[stevendolinsky]

What do you do when the piano is sharp....Can you still use the overpull program in Tunelab? Would that be called a pitch drop?

[nylophone]

Haven't watched your video yet, but just a thought... I think you'd be better off with piano music in your intro than what you currently have

[paulmann]

Thanks for the video . On a pitch raise Is there a reason why you go to the temperament octave first, then treble or bass ? The TuneLab software seems to want to take you to AO as the starting point ?

[hoselrocket]

Cool. How long does a pitch raise take you vs a regular tuning after the pitch raise?

[andrewsachs]

Hey, are you saying for a 20 cents flat string, to tune 10 cents sharp of the starting pitch (undershooting the final intended pitch) or to tune 10 cents sharp of the intended final pitch (overshooting it)? Genuine and warm thanks for sharing your expertise.

[johny_mac]

Every time I have seen a demonstration of a pitch raise with tunelab the unison's have been OK. What would the do if the unison's are out on every note, would you tune the unison's first on the measurement notes or use mutes to isolate one string.

[christinenorbe]

You don’t have to mute strings to do the measuring in Tunelab?