[pianotech] OT

[John Ross]

Don't forget the app from Dampp-Chaser, it has quite a few aids on it. i.e. electronic tuning fork and a few others of benefit to piano technicians.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 2012-12-27, at 6:26 PM, Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> Some of those cheap, little electric tuners have both a needle to show how far a note is off, AND a "Beep" to play the right pitch. (Choosable via switch.)
> 
> Thumpe
> 
> From: Terry Beckingham <t46xd8jb at xplornet.com>; 
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>; 
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] OT 
> Sent: Thu, Dec 27, 2012 10:04:46 PM 
> 
> Les,
> 
> Some guitar tuners have a needle which will indicate how far sharp or flat a note is. Some even can display the pitch of seven octaves. I have a very old one made by Seiko. Something like that should serve the purpose that you are looking for.
> 
> Terry Beckingham
> 
> 
>> From: Leslie Bartlett 
>> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:14 AM
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org 
>> Subject: [pianotech] OT
>>  
>> 
>> Two questions.
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>>             If there are folks like me, facing trifocals in glasses,  have any chosen to put the far range in the middle, and the mid-range in the top?  I’m having to get new glasses and I think they will recommend trifocals- me being 67 and all.
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>>             Do any of you carry a “tuner”, which will play a wide variety of notes, which will not push the button while in a tool case, thus running down the battery while it lies in the case?  I left my tuning fork somewhere, and have found that A-440 in itself does not really indicate if a pitch raise is necessary.  I’d like to have something with a slide switch instead of a push button.
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>> Thanks for any ideas.
>> 
>> Les bartlett


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