[CAUT] Barbie tuner; Accutuner "pitch"

[Kendall Ross Bean]

Chris~
 
That's the spirit!
 
(Just make sure Rick Baldassin doesn't find out you're soliciting in his
area...)
 
;-).
 
~Kendall
 
 

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From: Chris Solliday [mailto:csolliday at rcn.com] 
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 5:59 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner


Jim,
I'll be happy to send you a SAT lll brochure to give to whomever. Maybe if
they compare specs on paper, visually, they'll note the difference.
Chris Solliday
Accu-tuner dealer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim Busby <mailto:jim_busby at byu.edu>  
To: College and University Technicians <mailto:caut at ptg.org>  
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:38 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner


Interesting!

 

I simply used both the SAT and the Verituner to read A4 as did he with his
Barbie toy. I really don't know what his toy reads, nor exactly what both my
ETDs read, but what I do know is that both my ETDs read the one piano right
on A440 and the other at A443 (Right where I tuned them) and his BT read
that BOTH pianos were at A442!  I don't know if partial/inharmonicity can
account for that much discrepancy or not. 

 

Or.. Maybe his $25.00 toy is just a piece of crap which should be never see
the light of day, and I can suggest where that is  ;-)  (That's my 10 year
old ego speaking, from the heart.)

 

Let's see what  happens today. I've had several performers say they loved
the pianos, but as usual, I try to tune according to my best
experience/knowledge while trying to take into account that most feedback,
good and bad, should be taken with a grain of salt. Sometimes the bad needs
a bit more salt!

 

Regards,

Jim

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Kendall Ross Bean
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:58 PM
To: 'College and University Technicians'
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner

 

Jim~

 

I just had an inspiration!

 

You could both be right! (-now don't lose me here...this is important) :

 

Which partial was the oboe player listening to? And you! Which partial were
you tuning to? (Uh huh, I thought so!)

 

You see! It IS possible. It's spelled
I..N..H..A..R..M..O..N..I...C...I...T...Y...

 

Did you know that oboe tone is closest to a pure sine wave? And that pure
sine waves are most always perceived as flat? (Oh yes, -most 'specially by
piano tooners)

 

Just go read Harvey Fletcher.

 

;-)

 

~Kendall Ross Bean

 


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From: Jim Busby [mailto:jim_busby at byu.edu] 
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 2:34 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Barbie tuner

List,

 

I won't name the fellow, but at the International Double Reed Society
conference here at BYU there is this "oboist" who is running around with
this tiny guitar tuner complaining that all the instruments are off. He
confronted me before one of his performances saying that the pitch of the
Shigeru was not A440 but was A442. He said the Hamburg D was also A442 (Was
supposed to be at A443). I told him I was confident the pitch was where it
was supposed to be on both instruments and that maybe his small tuner was
off. BAD thing to say! Boy was he mad! After his performance, when most the
people were gone, the head honcho watched me measure the pianos. Less than
4/10ths of one cent off. (Dang! Will I ever learn to keep my pitch dead on?)

 

Funny, but almost all his high notes were extremely flat. Or maybe I'm just
dreaming.

 

Jim Busby

 

p.s. Other than this unfortunate experience everyone else is very nice and
complimentary. 

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