pianotech Digest, Vol 864, Issue 1 Half-tone Pitch Raise

[Vinny Samarco]

Hi Michael,
Sorry, can't use and etd.
Vinny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: pianotech Digest, Vol 864, Issue 1 Half-tone Pitch Raise


> Vinny
> There was a lot of discourse on this subject about a year ago in which I
got
> quite a lot of flak. However, I still stand by my method of using an
outside
> reference throughout the raising process. I called it my quadrant method.
> Always supposing the pins to be tight and the strings free to move across
> the bridge and agraffes etc.
> 1.Take middle A and tune it up to 445! Do all A's.
> 2.Take middle F and tune it up to equivalent F @ A=445! Do all F's.
> 3.Take middle C# and do as with F's - but at C#!
>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 4.Take middle G and tune it up to equiv. A= 444! (NB-1Hz) Do all G's
> 5.Take middle D# and tune it up to equiv. A=444. Do all D#'s.
> 6.Take middle B and tune it up to equiv. A=444. Do all B's
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 7.Take middle G# and tune it up to equiv. A=443. Do all G#'s
> 8.Take middle E and tune it up to equiv. A=443. Do all E's
> 9.Take middle C and tune it up to equiv. A=443. Do all C's
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 10.Take middle Bb and tune it up to equiv. A=441 (NB). Do all Bb's
> 11.Take middle F# and tune it up to equiv. A=441. Do all F#'s
> 12.FINALLY: Take middle D and tune it up to equiv. A=441. Do all D's.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Now fine tune to A=440 or 441 - whichever you find it is nearest to.
> By the time you get to the Third (G#) section you'll be amazed at how many
> "cross-checks" - (M4 & M5) you can get
> You'll also get a lot of laughs trying to play a well-known piece with
half
> the piano up to pitch!
> I developed this method many years ago and it never ceases to amaze me how
> accurate you can get in so short a time!
> The secret is to use an outside reference (ETD) which can read all those
> pitches.
> AND STICK TO IT AS ABOVE!
> The reasoning behind this scheme is that in tuning one tri-chord UP the
ones
> on either side go DOWN - all strings terminating on the same pin-block and
> hitch area.
> This whole process should not take more than 30mins at the outside......
> True! (unless you get a lot of breakages)
> Good luck!
> Regards from a fading Sussex sun...
> Michael G(UK)
>
>
>
>
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