Aural 442?

John McKone mckonejw@SKYPOINT.COM
Wed, 17 Mar 1999 15:16:22 -0600 (CST)


Not to worry Newton, I WILL be doing this as a pitch raise, and the house
will be charged for both the raise and the lower...

John



>> raising  A440 by 2 beats per second from my fork will give me A442.
>>
>> Am I right?
>>
>
>No.  You need to raise it to 442.5 (ten cents) or 25% more of the
>distance you wish to change it.  Two tunings for the increase and two
>tunings to return it to the original pitch.  The "visiting ensemble"
>must pay for three of the four tunings.  I used to charge an extra
>$100.  Now I think I would charge $150.  You, the house nor the next
>performer should bear the cost, inconvenience, time, effort and
>aggravation.
>
>                Newton
>                (been there
>                done that
>                too often).

John McKone, RPT
St. louis Park, Minnesota
mckonejw@skypoint.com






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