--- On Tue, 5/12/09, Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com> wrote: > From: Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject) > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 5:46 PM > Jerry: > > And how do you know which side I am on??? > > Seriously, I believe in floating pitch also. And sometimes > on a piano > that is a little off pitch, but pretty much in tune with > itself, I > will tune it just a little closer to being on pitch rather > than upset > the stability with a larger change of pitch. But then I > have to wonder > where the line is between floating and tune-it-where-it-is? > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Gerald Groot > <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote: > > Oh, I didn't side on your side Jeff. I was just > a smart remark is all. :-) > > I am for tuning to A/440 in most cases. While I > believe that it is okay to > > let it float occasionally, depending on where one is > located and the time of > > year, I did that today for example with a piano that > was A/438. Give it 3 > > or 4 weeks and it will come up to A/440 as our humidty > increases here. It > > was 37 % RH there today. It will surpass that pitch > by 1/4 tone come mid > > July to August here. > > > > Jer > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > > Of Jeff Deutschle > > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:50 AM > > To: pianotech at ptg.org > > Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject) > > > > Gerald: > > > > As I said: "This can be used as an argument for > both tuning where it > > is or for tuning to pitch." I am surprised that > you side on the > > tune-it-where-it-is argument. :-))) > > > > > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Gerald Groot > <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> 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. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Jeff Deutschle > > > > Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me > privately. Thank You. > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : > Outbound message clean. > > > > > > Virus Database (VPS): 090511-0, 05/11/2009 > > Tested on: 5/12/2009 12:56:48 PM > > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Jeff Deutschle > > Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me > privately. Thank You.
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