Piano 'detuning'

[John Ross]

Hi List,
I have often wondered, what if a customer wanted the "Honky Tonk" sound.
How would one do this?
I have a SATlll. How much are the strings "off" from one another?
Has anyone had the request for a "Honky Tonk" tuning?
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.

VOCE88@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 7/6/99 3:07:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ChrisRis@AOL.COM
> writes:
>
> >
> >  Has anyone EVER heard of this???  I'm actually thinking of trying it on
> her;
> >
> >  she's crazy enough to love it!!!
> >
> >  Christopher Ris
> >
> For some studio work, a tech. I know claimed to add more "bite" to the sound
> by doing exactly that. Second hand information, for sure - I know no details.
>
> maybe Ed Foote can enlighten us? He does lots of studio work.
>
> Richard Galassini
> Cunningham Piano Co
> 1 800 394 1117