Low bass tuning

[Ted Simmons]

Ron,
   One little trick I learned at a seminar was to split the lowest bass
string in half by inserting a mute between the center of the string and the
plate strut.  Then tune A0 to sound exactly like A1.  I don't know if that
will work on such a small grand.  It was demonstrated to me on a 7 foot
Steinway grand.  It's worth a try.
Ted Simmons, Merritt Island, FL

>        I think the thing to remember here is that this isn't a matter of
>how well you tune but rather how well you deal with people.  There are
>countless ways to approach this but how you approach her will determine
>how she responds.  The work is the same but the human relations could
>mean the difference between whether she tells all of her friends to use
>you or not use you.
>        You might compliment her on her hearing.  She is hearing poor
>tone, not poor tuning.  You might *ghost* out 2 or 3 partials and let
>her pick which one she likes the best, thus giving her a *custom
>tuning*.  You can do this by asking her how she likes her octaves
>stretched.
>        I would be careful of explaing the poor tone.  This could turn
>into a can of worms depending on how *on the ball* she is.  I would
>suggest reading through the other posts, decide which ones fit her
>personality the best and go with it.
>
>Ron