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Yes, yes yes voice recognition error, the subject line should read "Renner" ------------------------------ David Love RPT www.davidlovepianos.com davidlovepianos@comcast.net 415 407 8320 ------------------------------

I frequently replace vintage Steinway back actions with Renner's current iteration. However, we all know that the sostenuto tabs are 3 to 4 mm longer, meaning they extend toward the proximal side, and can create some problems in regulating the sostenuto ...

Luke at Gazelle advises me that they have just pushed a release that makes provision for a clickable link in the service description area of the self-scheduler. Link will open a new window. ------------------------------ Floyd Gadd RPT Regina SK (306) ...

Sort of the same. I just charge for 1/4, 1/2, or whole day. First time is between 1/4 and 1/2 day to see what the piano is capable of. I don't offer 3/4 of a day. I love the pitch raise app idea to keep customers engaged though. Why should ...

Looks very good. One small suggestion: Where it says A4: "Find a group of THREE black keys near the middle of the piano. Press the white key between the last two black keys of that group." To avoid any possible ambiguity, you might say instead, ...

I spend most of my time with Yamaha CX/SX/CF, Bösendorfer, and old and new Steinways. But I have a client with Brodmann 213. It's a nice piano, but it behaves differently in some respects. For instance it has a 48mm blow distance, and the dip is close ...

I am sure there are better options but I have been using https://www.musicca.com/piano on my desktop for beta testing the new 1 or 3 note options on my iPhone. The above virtual piano seems to be 3 - 4 cents sharp per my ETD app David Pinnager mentioned ...

Great. I am going this afternoon, so I will check everything out..take lots of pictures. thanks! ------------------------------ Patrick Greene OWNER Knoxville TN (865) 384-6582 ------------------------------

Wow! Near perfect and I think the middle C and 1 or 3 note options are a huge plus! I can see a few more minor things which will be coming with a little more time to review. You are at the nuance stage and hopefully without much mission creep. ...

Take the lyre box apart and check what and the pedal is attached and fix anything that is broken. Also replace all the leather and felts on the traps. You should’ve also checked springs inside the action cavity. Wim. Sent from my iPhone

I would first take the lyre apart noting and numbering pedal rods. Check bushings that support lyre rods. Check pedal pins and pedals for looseness. Finally examine all glue joints and repair as necessary. The rods can be polished and lacquered. ...

The pedal has "side to side" movement-a lot. The rod is not attached to anything at the top. The trap has some old leather on the bottom and the rod just falls out ------------------------------ Patrick Greene OWNER Knoxville TN (865) 384-6582 ...

When you say it’s loose. What does that mean? Is the pedal itself wobbling? Is the trap not holding the rod in place? Sent from my iPhone

One of my church clients has a 1940's Kranich and Bach that had some work (new pinblock, strings, action repair) in the 80s-90s. They did not rebuild the lyre, so the sustain pedal is really loose - so much so that the rod keep falling out. I told them ...

This is a good idea and it should be recommendable to customers. Personally, when a piano is any where from 438 to 441 I don't charge as I have no issue with this much pitch change. If it is 437 or below I explain that I offer an optional pitch ...

Firstly, thank you all for your incredible feedback! For anyone asking or finding this tool in the future - you can absolutely use it on websites or text it around!! Removed all "pitch raise" messaging from the app, "correction" and ...

A (potential) customer called me today with an old but probably rescuable 1911 upright that was about to go to the dump. All I could do was suggest that she call piano teachers, as no dealer or church would take it. I love seeing the artistry and craftsmanship ...

Sean, Here is my pitchraise.app wish list: Make the "A above Middle C" prompts same font and boldness as "Note 1 of 3 Play and hold" for each sampled note. I missed these prompts initially. Change final screen to: Tap to Text result to Littleton Piano ...

"Based on this information . . ." I like that. ------------------------------ Floyd Gadd RPT Regina SK (306) 502-9103 ------------------------------

I have one that I have not been able to take to the dumps. It's actually good Piano, worth restoring if I could sell it, so I kept it. but like yours when you open up the fall board it has a Music lip built into the fall board. But it also has one ...

I liked the simple, basic app. When encountering a piano, I would do more than just play 3 notes before deciding how to tune. I would choose those notes as my impression of the piano developed and I formed questions about it. That is a professional ...

Ron, I also wondered about "pitch Raise" and considered "pitch correction" which will add 5 characters of screen real estate. If the pitch level exceeds the 10 cent threshold the return text indicates +-amount sharp or flat. I knocked A4 and A3 noticeably ...

I’d also like to avoid the term “pitch raise”.. Maybe something like: “The piano is way off and will need extra time to tune. Let me know when scheduling”?? Clients seem to understand that “time = money”. Seems like it could be a good tool for clients ...

This is a cool idea, I'd like to play around with it some later. Concerning the suggestions of the starting note, is it possible to program a full keyboard with lighted up notes or something? ***Edit, I just took a look, it has the keyboard, just ...

I agree with you, Del. I love seeing these pianos from back in the day when they had workers with the skill to pull this off. Not to mention the expense. I especially love the scroll work/pinstriping they frequently have on the plate... ------------------------------ ...

Thanks, Paul. That's kinda what I thought but now I know. I'm going to pass this along to the owner. Thanks for the research. ------------------------------ Geoff Sykes, RPT Los Angeles CA ------------------------------

Gotta love AI: This is what AI said: Very old upright pianos often feature two music desks for versatility in player preference, visibility, and sound modulation. The fallboard desk (lower) offers a closer, standard view, while the front-panel desk ...

I'll give it a try today - maybe it would help to sound the note that should be played first? That might help someone to realize if they are playing the wrong note? Ron Koval ------------------------------ Ron Koval CHICAGO IL ------------------- ...

Eloquence, simply eloquence. One cannot appreciate the cabinetry of these pianos if they are examined critically with a 'modern' eye. One has to transport oneself back well over a century to appreciate this design and construction.

It is possible that the original desk was replaced by a more modern system, but this instrument retained both desks during the transition. ------------------------------ Blaine Hebert RPT Duarte CA (626) 390-0512 ------------------------------

OK, pitchraise.app is working with my wife's iPhone 12. Then I went back and tested on my iPhone 6s and it is now working. I'm wondering if the tweek you made yesterday (?body) fixed it and it had not yet worked its way through my browser cache. Now ...

We lost a legend this week. Here is Nick's obituary: https://www.legacy.com/legacy/nicholas-gravagne?ttm_pid=211264338&ttm_affiliate=legacyremembers&ttm_affiliatetype=standard&ttm_campaign=legacy Michael Spreeman ...

Tremaine, I truly appreciate that you're taking the time to try this and get it working right! I'll message you privately and we can work together on the specifics offline, so as not to fill this thread with diagnostics. 🙏 ...

Peter - great observation, I am not personally tied to the A's - it feels like a cybertuner thing (especially how I go A4 -> A3 ->A5 … now that you've said it, that feels more like a tic in my head. Its not sampling stretch as RCT does, so the cleanest, ...

OK, The first few times I did not realize that the Send Text to Tremaine Parsons was a button that needed to be pressed. Maybe tweek the wording or make the button more 3D. I incorrectly assumed that the info would send automatically after the test. When ...

Geoff, I've seen this before on the Fischers. I said out loud: "This is sooo cool!" Personally I just think someone at the factory came up with this novel idea and they incorporated it into the piano. Additionally, my thinking is that it gives ...

Possible suggestion: more people know where (and what) "middle C" is, vs A4 or A-440. Just an observation. Peter Grey Piano Doctor ------------------------------ Peter Grey Stratham NH (603) 686-2395 pianodoctor57@gmail.com ----------------- ...

Steven - No. It's not an acoustic port that opens and closes. It's has a spring latch on the bottom that allows you to open the a panel that's maybe 18" x 18", and behind the panel is a drop down music desk that folds out and the panel then drops back ...

It seems like you've uncovered an older iOS thing - The issue is the SMS button (i think)... iOS uses &body= while Android uses ?body= . The code uses ?body= which works on Android but can fail on older iOS devices. I've updated the page ...

Steve, Not feeling like a 'gotcha' - I just wanted to clarify the use of the tool... But after you messaged this I'm currently looking at unisons and how they're interpreted by software - the logic is tough! What i tested on my own piano (you folks ...

Sean, I can see now that the link created has the Tech Name and Phone added to the link to be parsed out server side. In creating my Tech profile and sending the link to my iPhone, testing my piano, I do not receive a text report. Can you replicate ...

Sean, actually my question is how well does it do if there's a 10-15 cent spread between the 3 strings of a unison? This isn't a gotcha question, I'm just curious. My Verituner seems to do some sort of summing thing and gives inaccurate readings that ...

Steve - thanks, I totally agree about different customers and technical abilities (or desires to even try). these are great questions and I'll be honest - precision isn't particularly the main goal of the app (I'm not writing a replacement for iRCT). ...

Sean, I think this is a good idea though it might work better with some customers than others. I'm wondering how it deals with really bad unisons? And alternately, if it could have a module the evaluates unisons as well? ------------------------------ ...

Geoff, I'm not sure if I'm picturing it right but could the pop out serve the use of providing acoustic ports for the sound? Does it open gaps to the inside of the cabinet? ------------------------------ Steven Rosenthal RPT Honolulu HI (808) 521-7129 ...

Tremaine, I'm familiar with your work on Piano Scale - I'm honored you're participating in the conversation! The PTG is such an amazing resource… The entire app and logic are static html, no server calls or http requests. If you inspect the page, ...

To plat duets??

Customer has a beautiful, well preserved, mostly original, Fischer (upright) Cabinet Grand from 1880. It has the normal music desk built in to the fallboard, but it also has a "hidden" second pop-out music desk built into the front panel. Both the customer ...

Sean, This is a very cool tool. I often get customers to play a note on their piano but sometimes the cell phone fidelity is hopeless. The only thing that might need clarification is whether our technician name and cell number is stored anywhere on the ...

Yes, and - the language is very specific - "your piano needs to be tuned, but doesn't need a pitch raise" (even if all 3 samples are "correct") the discerning customer isn't going to stop the thought process of needing to be tuned if the barrier ...