air pressure and volume reply

[Greg Torres]

James,

Can't help it-I am the entertainment at the Sandestin Beach Hilton and I live
30 miles from the gig. I didn't get home 'til about 2:30 A.M. I am a late-night
kinda guy anyway-;-)

I agree with your thinking however since I only got about 4 hours sleep...???

Greg Torres


pianoman wrote:

> Hi Greg,
> You shouldn't be up so late.
> My thoughts were in places like Denver where the air is much thinner and
> drier that if you recorded the pitch of A-4 it would be different than an
> A-4 in a sea level town.  Same thing with tone.  I believe the tone would
> be thinner in stature in Denver than in a sea level town due to the
> heaviness of the air.????
> James Grebe
> R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
> pianoman@inlink.com
> "Sometimes it is really good to be pleasantly surprised without knowing
> what you did right.".
>
> ----------
> > From: Greg Torres <Tunapiana@adisfwb.com>
> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: air pressure and volume
> > Date: Sunday, March 08, 1998 2:43 AM
> >
> > James,
> >
> > Very good question. I would think that it does make a difference. Might
> make
> > some pianos sound a little "thinner" perhaps?  :-)  Or maybe just make
> playing
> > them a little more difficult, eh?
> > What do y'all think O list?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Greg Torres
> >
> > pianoman wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > > I wonder if the perceived volume level changes if a piano is played at
> sea
> > > level compared to high elevations.  Does the density of air have
> anything
> > > to do with volume?
> > > James Grebe
> > > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
> > > pianoman@inlink.com
> > > "Sometimes it is really good to be pleasantly surprised without knowing
> > > what you did right.".
> >
> >