[CAUT] microtonal tuning?

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I agree with Ed, all the more so if these pianos are to be the micro-tonal tuning for a prolonged period of time.  


Also, you can pull a non-wrapped string several steps sharp before it actually breaks (just how far depends on the scaling of that particular instrument and wire itself).  But strings are like people in that there are things we do to our bodies every day that may not kill us off right away, but certainly shorten our useful life span.  Here at CalArts, we generally don't take strings any sharper than 20 cents, just as a precaution (and we're talking about on performance-quality pianos).


Alan Eder


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From: Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com>
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pianos due to the "uncertain" long 
term ramifications of tuning +31 and +42 cents sharp on some unisons. 
Any comments? 


 





 Greetings, 

   This big of a movement will cause some stability changes.  I think mainly in completely upsetting the backstring tensions.  Or possibly just the section over the bridges. 





Ed Foote RPT

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