This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment You are correct Conrad, and many of the school pianos the I tune do just = that. Below C4 to the bass is often 30-40 cents flat. I quickly go over = that section and bring it up. Then start again in the bass with a pitch = raise if it's needed.=20 Richard=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Richard Gullion=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 2:08 PM Subject: Re: One more tuning question... What I mean is...why be concerned about floating 440 when the piano = goes out differantly. Too much fuss or a couple of cents....most people = dont know, dont care, and think the piano sounds fine, even when its = horrible. Again, it depends on who is using the piano for what. = Otherwise its alot of fuss for nothing. Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu> wrote:=20 At 12:48 2/18/2005, you wrote: >How does one solve the problem with the piano when it goes out of = tune to=20 >differant degrees. Some sections goe sharper or flatter than = others, no=20 >matter what A does. Despite the fact A=3D440, it might be the only = one in=20 >tune ?????? Easy! Tune it ALL to 440. Yesterday, I tuned a spinet where the A was at 434, the bass section = was=20 sharp and the top was just about at pitch. Just what ETDs love... Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my = handicap. _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Richard the "Piano Guy" ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f4/9e/dc/07/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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