This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/related attachment Can someone clearly and simply explain the math involved in correlating absolute pitch (in Hz) to pitch relationships (in cents)? If anyone else is curious, as I was, Here is where Marcel tunes pianos (and spinets, which may or may not--technically--be considered pianos ;- ) Alan Barnard Salem, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano@globetrotter.net> To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:33 PM Subject: lucky break > Sometimes luck smiles at you. I was called to tune this little nasty spinet, > the thing was 20 or more cents sharp. The owner isn't there. So, I decided > to float the pitch and not fight over this little critter. I was using > Tunelab pocket (the new spinet divided tuning curve works great). As I got > to the treble, the owner calls. So, I ask him if he really wants the piano > at 440. He says yes and I start telling him about the necessity of pitch > correction and Dampp Chaser. So he agrees to go for the pitch correction but > (here comes the luck) he mentions that he is a clarinetist and his clarinet > is at 442. Good thing I didn't use the pitch raise function. Of course I had > to do a second pass, but just to raise low tenor and gently fudge the > treble. Sometimes things go your way. > > Marcel Carey, RPT > Sherbrooke, QC > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 59469 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/60/78/a2/c1/attachment.jpe ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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