I guess we might as well just tune all pianos 1/2 to 1 full tone flat or sharp, or wherever they are then with that theory huh? :-))) -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:47 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject) On 5/11/09, Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com> wrote: > Well, many teachers don't get their pianos tuned regularly, either. > > Also, I believe, that when there is a major pitch raise, the bends in > the wire move to new places, cause false beats in the treble (at least > for a while) and also cause instability as the bends straighten and > new bends form. This can be used as an argument for both tuning where > it is or for tuning to pitch. > Musing... Wouldn't that be that the strings are going back to their original (at pitch) kinks, thus _eliminating_ false beats which may have been caused at the tuning pin/capo/v-bar end of the string? The major movement would be at that end and very little at the bridge end where there probably are false beats from other causes, anyway. -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090510-0, 05/10/2009 Tested on: 5/11/2009 2:46:35 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software.
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