When I leave the bill and it says, Tuned piano A-440, it better be there unless I, and they, agree differently>. Jim James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Nereson" <davner@kaosol.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 2:30 AM Subject: Re: Fork accuracy - was - OT-Road Service - not really OT... > >>According to my laptop based RCT (which WAS inside last night), the > >>fork >>>was 441.4Hz. After warming up in my trouser pocket for a few minutes to >>>above ambient temp., it was at 439.9. >>> >>>Let's hear it for electronics which are not so affected. My memory is >>>fading in my old age, but how do those who are strictly aural and solely >>>mechanical pitch source oriented deal with temperature fluctuations? >>> >>>Conrad Hoffsommer > > Except for that one concert tuning out of 1000 other tunings in homes, > schools, and churches, it just doesn't matter. If the piano's a bit flat > or sharp of 440, but basically in tune with itself, I leave it that way, > rather than raise or lower pitch and make it more unstable. Now, I said > "a bit,", meaning 2,3,4 beats, maybe. I didn't say 20 cents or a > quarter-step off. In most places, who's gonna come check to see if it's > exactly on 440? Even if it's as much as 3 bps off from the church organ, > I'll leave it where it is in most cases because when they turn on the heat > or the lights or the air conditioning, or when summer rains or winter > heating season comes along, it's gonna change anyway. We're not > calibrating the international atomic clock (or whatever) here, just making > pianos sound decent most of the time for most players, only one out of > probably more like 10,000 of whom is a concert artist that demands exactly > A=440 on every piano all the time everywhere. > If my fork is 441 or 439, so what? If they want it right on, they'll > tell me, and I'll charge to do the pitch raise or lower, if required. > > --David Nereson, RPT > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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