Compression in Soundboards

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Wed, 8 Oct 2003 22:26:57 -0400


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Michael wrote:

"And it's all done in 90 minutes flat."

Now this is a post about adjusting piano pitch to standard pitch. Isn't =
anyone going to jump on this guy for the above statement? Or is he still =
too new to the list - honeymoon and all .......

;-)

Terry Farrell


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From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: Compression in Soundboards


> Hello Don - I've frequently found, when being asked to tune a piano =
for the
> first time, that it's anything up to a  semi-tone flat. This I can't =
abide
> and, if the piano merits it (and considering it was built to withstand =
the
> tension of A =3D 440) I jolly well bring it up to pitch there and =
then. I have
> great success in doing this with no repercussions. The piano sounds so =
much
> better - it actually almost says "thank you!" Sometimes I get one or =
two
> broken strings - but that's rare. And it's all done in 90minutes flat. =
As
> for your 4-5 cents flat I work with the London Philharmonic and such =
people
> and to tune anywhere short of A =3D 440 would be courting a walk-out!
> Michael G (UK)
>=20
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