tuning for Michael Feldman

[Brad Lehman]

The usual piano for their shows, in their "home" theater in Madison WI, 
is odd.  It's shorter than a baby grand and has an especially thin tone 
-- listen closely to some of their home-turf broadcasts to hear what I 
mean.  I got to meet the pianist a couple of years ago, at their show 
and also at the jazz set he played at a local hotel the night before (on 
a more normal piano).  Very nice guy.


Brad Lehman


John Formsma wrote:
> 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