Tales Form The Woods:
I encountered a couple of gents from North of the border, They swore
that their deaf piano tuner could tune by feeling the vibrations in the case.
I tried to di8sway them but they were adament. And a good tuning ot was.
Thinking back, logistically; one hand holds the hammer, one hand plays
the key, one hand . . doh . . plays the key - step on the pedal - feels the
case.
Pitch raising must be for them other guys I guess.
Kudos to our friends N o' the Border,
Jon Page
PS These light hearted musings are needed around this time of year to fight
off
cabin fever.
I bet he has the "Magic Paint" the for the sound board too.
At 09:41 PM 3/28/99 -0800, you wrote:
>The new tools site is a division of "Vanda King Entertainment"
>in Toronto.... The more I look, the more expensive it seems$$$..
>
>The following was taken from their question-answer page.
>
>Draw your own conclusions............
>
> David Renaud
> RPT
>
>>>>>Question:"Why does my piano tuner use one of those electronic
>machines to tune the piano?
>
>Answer: Many people think those machines tune the piano, they don't!
>Your piano tuner does that job manually with his hands and his ears.
>However, he needs to obtain the source of his pitch from a reliable
>point of origin. Years ago, tuning forks were used. There were 12
>forks, one for each note of the scale. Today thanks to modern
>technology, a tuner can get his sound source from a 'Pitch Generator'.
>This is a machine that electronically gives out the correct pitch
>allowing the tuner the use of both hands, which in turn speeds up the
>tuning process. You'll find a technician tunes the first octave with
>the generator to set the 'temperament', and therest of the piano is
>balanced according to the bearings obtained in that first octave. A
>'Pitch Generator' is also useful for some older pianos that cannot be
>brought up to standard pitch (A440). <<<<<
>
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