In article <4.3.2.7.0.20001024223535.00b313e0@mail.islandia.is>, Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is> writes >I feel I must, > > >No friggin' way Barrie! >That´s impossible. >You were dreaming. <G> > >Kristinn > >P.S. Why did a concert instrument need a MAJOR 5TH pitch raise??? It was a new upright piano which was tuned a major 5 flat for the job of pulling it back up. The tuning was observed by the piano trade and videoed. The reason was a world record - however, the powers that be was not interested in a piano being tuned from nothing and a concert being played on the piano, they were only interested in the speed fine tunings done on a piano which is up to pitch - can't remember his name who holds the record, he comes from the from the US and it was v.fast. Barrie, > > > > >>Major 5th pitch in * 50 minutes and a concert played on it when finished, >>there is a video if E Wilkings doing it, first pass with no mutes. >> >>Barrie >> >>* not positive on the exact time but was under the hour > > -- Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ The U.K. Piano Page © http://www.uk-piano.org/ Home to the UK Piano Industry
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