If you tune by using the upper partials of a note, you would need to be able to hear well above 6K in the last octave. Keith Roberts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca> > Hi Ron, > > In Canada hearing loss above 6k is legally deaf--depending on the severity > of the loss. > > > At 11:26 AM 7/24/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > >>Highest frequency of the top strings on a piano is between 3 and 4 > >>kilohertz. That means you can be legally deaf and still be an excellent > tuner. > > > >Don, > >4168Hz on the scaling chart, naturally higher in a real tuning. What's the > >legal definition of deaf? > > > >Ron N > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > Regards, > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. > > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca > http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > 3004 Grant Rd. > REGINA, SK > S4S 5G7 > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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