tuning for Michael Feldman

[Allen Wright]

Brad,

I've been somewhat surprised by how out of tune that piano in the  
home theatre often seems to be, when listening to that show driving  
in my car in the past. I remember musing on why a show with national  
syndication like that couldn't seem to bother (or afford) to keep the  
piano in better shape. And how the pianist felt about it, etc. - how  
it could have been such a low priority. Maybe it was just the  
thinness of the tone on the thing that you mention I was reacting  
to...playing on the C7 should be a great improvement compared to that  
piano.

Allen Wright
On 24 Mar 2007, at 21:06, Brad Lehman wrote:

> 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