tuning for Michael Feldman

John Formsma formsma at gmail.com
Sat Mar 24 06:05:42 MST 2007


It's on NPR. 10:00 a.m. Central time for me.

JF

On 3/24/07, Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi John,
>
> I would enjoy listening. Who is Michael Feldman? What's "Whad'Ya Know"?
> What program/station(s) is it associated with - i.e. where do I look for
> it on my radio dial - I'm making the assumption broadcast means radio, I
> guess it could mean television also.
>
> More info dude! Sounds like a pretty cool gig though.....
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know" show is in Oxford, MS, and I tuned the
> piano late this afternoon for tomorrow morning's live broadcast.
>
> Don't want to let this opportunity pass by for your critique, since (gulp)
> what I did to that piano is to be broadcast nationally. I would be
> interested in any comments, positive or negative. I think I tend to tune the
> bass a bit flatter than some tuners, so if you can, listen particularly for
> that. See if you notice anything particularly off. It was tuned in equal
> temperament...with an attitude. I.e., stretched so that the shared top
> note makes the double octave and octave-fifth beat the same. E.g., F3-F5
> beats the same as Bb3-F5.
>
> I don't know how much you can hear of just the piano since it's a jazz
> trio. But if you're tuning in anyway, listen hard, and pull no punches.
> Hopefully it will react favorably overnight. C#4 has a rather nasty
> falseness, but everything else was normal.
>
> It's a Yamaha C7, about 4 years old. All I did was tune it...no voicing or
> anything.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JF
>
>
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