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Started by Anonymous, October 19, 2004, 08:31:41 AM

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Anonymous

DEAR FRIENDS,
I JUST GOT MY NEW AND 2ND MARK 1 88 KEYS RHODES PIANO AND I AM AT THE FINAL STATE OF TUNING IT BUT THERE I FOUND A SMALL - YET UNSOLVED- PROBLEM : WHEN I AM TUNING IT WITH THE ELECTRIC TUNER ,THE NOTE AT  THE BEGGINING OF THE STRIKE-TEST IS FINE, BUT AT THE END  THE SOUND"TAIL"  BECOME MORE TREMBLING WITH OUT GIVING ANY STABILITY.( IT IS THE SAME WHEN YOU TUNE A GUITAR AND THE HARMONICS SEEM NOT BE IN ORDER).
PLEASE ANY GUY TO HEPL ME ?

THANKS YOU

O.Lahoz

Quote from: "Anonymous"DEAR FRIENDS,
I JUST GOT MY NEW AND 2ND MARK 1 88 KEYS RHODES PIANO AND I AM AT THE FINAL STATE OF TUNING IT BUT THERE I FOUND A SMALL - YET UNSOLVED- PROBLEM : WHEN I AM TUNING IT WITH THE ELECTRIC TUNER ,THE NOTE AT  THE BEGGINING OF THE STRIKE-TEST IS FINE, BUT AT THE END  THE SOUND"TAIL"  BECOME MORE TREMBLING WITH OUT GIVING ANY STABILITY.( IT IS THE SAME WHEN YOU TUNE A GUITAR AND THE HARMONICS SEEM NOT BE IN ORDER).
PLEASE ANY GUY TO HEPL ME ?

THANKS YOU

The magnet in the pickup pulls the note out of tune, causing the pitch to fluctuate. Tends to be more noticeable in the lower registers particularly if you play hard and set the pickups close.
O. Lahoz
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