Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan for tuning temperaments
- Work health and safety (WHS) requirements, legislative requirements and workplace practices relevant to repairing pianos are verified and complied with
- Customer requirements are received, analysed and confirmed with appropriate personnel
- Communication with others involved with the work is established and maintained to ensure efficient work flow, coordination, personnel cooperation and safety
- Written instructions are followed
- Prepare to tune temperaments
- Tune temperament
- Correct posture for tuning is used which minimises fatigue and promotes muscular control
- Start note in temperament octave is tuned from established pitch reference
- Temperament octave is tuned using the 4th and 5th cycle, following a set order of notes
- Correct positions are confirmed using the 3rd and 6th checks individually and chromatically
- Clean up work area