tuning for Michael Feldman

[Brad Lehman]

Me too.  But their stage is so tiny, there at that theater, there's 
hardly room for a bigger piano than that....  And it's surely not tuned 
every week.

Maybe it goes along with the slogan of their show, for the general 
public: "Whad ya know [about the better sound of in-tune pianos]?  Not 
much, you?!"  :)
http://www.notmuch.com/


Brad Lehman


Allen Wright wrote:
> 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
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