Square grand Tunings

[John Ross]

Hi Andrew,
Be sure and let him down lightly.
I suppose 30G means 30K?
Or am I wrong as usual, thinking in electronic terms.
Anyway, if , and I doubt, it is worth 30K, or anywhere near. I must go and
collect some, that people, can't even get tuned in this area.
I used to do them, but my back can't take it any longer. Well it can, but I
don't like the pain.
It is almost unethical to do the work, without him knowing, the actual
worth. Isn't it?
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew & Rebeca Anderson" <anrebe@zianet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: Square grand Tunings


> Joe,
> You're probably right, but this will require three tunings before it is
> stable, I think.  The current owner doesn't play and just wants it back up
> where it should be and is a little adventurous to boot.  (He wants to sell
> it too, he thinks it should be worth 30Gs, he wanted my advice--backup on
> that and I suggested that a little creative marketing and the "right"
> customer might get him near there.)  I've wanted to try meantone and it
> seems like the perfect guinea pig. ;-)
>
> Andrew
>
>
> At 10:45 AM 3/14/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >Andrew said: "I'm expecting to tune a square grand that hasn't
> >been tuned since it was re-strung (Brown & Allen, ten years ago) in
> >modified meantone."
> >
> >Andrew,
> >I'd suggest Broadwoods Best for these thingees. The inharmonicity, (or
> >balance of, therein),
> >would make a "modified meantone" be a bit too raucous for the average
ear,
> >IMHO. (They sound way too raucous in most temperaments, anyway.<G>)
> >Best Regards,
> >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> >Captain, Tool Police
> >Squares Are I
> >
> >
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