Hmmmm. Maybe they are smarter than we think! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <Piannaman@aol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 9:52 AM Subject: Re: An interesting spinet > In a message dated 5/1/03 3:56:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: > > > > Quite different from the 1960s mouse-infested, mouse-poop-stuck keys, > > original owner, "only tuned once when we first bought it", Aeolian spinet. > > Most of the keyboard ranged from one to 2-1/2 notes flat. A0 was actually a > > note sharp. This one set a new record for me for "Most Out-of-Tune Piano". > > Some of the unisons were in the neighborhood of a half-step off from one > > another. 1-1/2 pitch raise passes to A440 and then a tuning pass. It didn't > > sound great when I was done, but it did sound a whole lot better. > > These should be on everybody's list of worst pianos. That mouse was making a > statement.... > > Dave Stahl >
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