[CAUT] 1/4 tone piano conversion

[Chris Solliday]

This is not dierctly an answer to your question because I don't think it can
be done cost effectively as you propose BUT I have prepared pianos for John
Eaton's and others' quarter tone pieces for two pianos. this can be as
simple as tuning one piano down a quarter tone in pitch. (why not up? :>)
Perhaps the composer would consider that approach. Otherwise he'll need a
pile of dough!
Chris Solliday
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Anderson" <andrew at andersonmusic.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: [CAUT] 1/4 tone piano conversion


> Caut Listmembers,
> I have a request from the composer in residence here to convert a
> Baldwin upright school-piano (late 70s early 80s vintage) into a
> quarter-tone piano.  He suggested keeping C4 at standard pitch.  I
> explained the need for rescaling and he still really wants the entire
> piano permanently converted.
>
> Has anyone done this?  Are there string-scale people out there
> willing to take re-scaling this on?  Has anyone programmed an ETD to
> do this (sorry I only do ET & WT(s) aurally).  I have a Verituner;
> has anyone programmed it for 1/4 tone tunings?
>
> Andrew C. Anderson
> for Laredo Community College