I had planned for the week off until I got a call Tuesday morning from someone who wanted their piano tuned that same day. Furthermore, she wanted it tuned to A=432. I said that I could do it but it would cost $150, thinking she wouldn't go for it. She did hesitate but then said that she needed to speak with her husband (plus probably every tuner in the Yellow Pages). Two hours later, I got another call asking if I was still willing to do the job. So, no discount for being last piano of the year. In fact, it was the first tuning of my career for which I was asked to set pitch at 432 Hz. Apparently, someone was coming to demonstrate that this is a natural pitch that agrees with certainly natural rhythms. I spoke with him on the phone and he said that there is a movement afoot, spearheaded by the Italians, to establish 432 as the international pitch. The rationale I was offered sounded pretty Twinkie-headed. Anybody ever hear of such a thing? Tom Ken Jankura wrote: > > I gave my final piano tuning client of the millennium a discount. Made him > happy, made me happy. He gave me a bottle of champagne. You see, it all > works out. > Ken > > -- Thomas A. Cole, RPT Santa Cruz, CA mailto:tcole@cruzio.com
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