---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Wim, I float pitch for many reasons. But mainly I realized the pianos were going to float on their own regardless of what pitch I set. Simple fact. Yes people should hear A440. But 90% of the time they won't because the piano has moved from A440 just from climate changes. Nothing we did or didn't do. I should make the changes smoother for those who use the pianos. In my mind that is what it is about. The piano floats on its own, so I should make the float smooth. I get more complaints about pianos that are out of tune with themselves than pianos that are off pitch (haven't even had a complaint about that). That said, for me this doesn't apply to concert work. Artist contracts are very specific for a reason. Tim Coates Wapin Co., LLP Wimblees@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 8/28/02 2:17:31 PM Central Daylight Time, > kswafford@earthlink.net writes: > > > >> Here David has finally tried a technique that results in measurably >> better, >> more stable tunings, and you, just in your 2nd year as a CAUT, try >> to >> introduce doubts. Shame on you, Wim. Pitch floating makes sense; >> hold out as >> long as you like, but you're going to like it when you finally try >> it! :) >> >> Congratulations, David. Hang in there. >> >> Kent Swafford >> > > Kent > > It's not in my 1 + years as a CAUT that I have had this philosophy. I > have always maintained that pianos should be tuned to the correct > pitch. In my opinion, that is what we are paid to do. I know it's more > work, but I'm sorry you guys, I just can't justify not doing it. > > Isn't that what we spent a lot of time discussing last spring, how > much our workload is effected by humidity controls, (or rather the > lack of it). If we maintain that poor humidity and temperature control > is effecting how much work we do, and then come along and let the > pitch float so as not to create more work for us, that, to me, is > talking out of two sides of our mouth. Yes, if we float the pitch a > piano will stay in tune for a longer period of time, which makes our > job easier. But, pianos need to be tuned at A440, not for our sake, > but for the student's and faculty's sake. So if it takes more work, > and more time, then that is what we have to do. > > Now, I realize that for those of you who get paid a set fee by the > piano, you want to get through as quickly as possible. Otherwise, as > David pointed out, he winds up doing more work for less pay. I don't > know the answer for that, other than negotiate a higher fee, which > might not be possible. But under other circumstances, the pitch is > what is important, even if we have to tune the piano more often. > > As usual, I am probably all alone with this thinking. But that's my > story, and I'm sticking to it. :) > > Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/ee/10/31/9c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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