Phil Bondi wrote: > > ..a piano player called me today..a friend of mine..told me he did a gig > where the tuner tuned A2 and then A7 FIRST..and then tuned the piano from > there..it seems the tuner used an electronic device as reference for A2, and > then tuned A7 to that.. > > ..i asked how the piano sounded..he said it sounded good.. > > ..i asked if he knew HOW the tuner tuned once he was happy with A2 & 7..he > didn't know.. > > ..he of course asked me if i had ever heard of this method..i said no.. > > ..has anyone on this list heard of this method??..i'm curious. > > Sounds like someone is pulling legs like crazy! There is a two-octave temperament developed by Dr. Sanderson, but he only tunes it an octave at a time, but five octaves? This would totally eliminate any kind of stretching procedure. Sounds like VooDoo to me! Warren -- Home of the Humor List Warren D. Fisher fish@communique.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild New Orleans Chapter 701
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