Tales Form The Woods: I encountered a couple of gents from North of the border, They swore that their deaf piano tuner could tune by feeling the vibrations in the case. I tried to di8sway them but they were adament. And a good tuning ot was. Thinking back, logistically; one hand holds the hammer, one hand plays the key, one hand . . doh . . plays the key - step on the pedal - feels the case. Pitch raising must be for them other guys I guess. Kudos to our friends N o' the Border, Jon Page PS These light hearted musings are needed around this time of year to fight off cabin fever. I bet he has the "Magic Paint" the for the sound board too. At 09:41 PM 3/28/99 -0800, you wrote: >The new tools site is a division of "Vanda King Entertainment" >in Toronto.... The more I look, the more expensive it seems$$$.. > >The following was taken from their question-answer page. > >Draw your own conclusions............ > > David Renaud > RPT > >>>>>Question:"Why does my piano tuner use one of those electronic >machines to tune the piano? > >Answer: Many people think those machines tune the piano, they don't! >Your piano tuner does that job manually with his hands and his ears. >However, he needs to obtain the source of his pitch from a reliable >point of origin. Years ago, tuning forks were used. There were 12 >forks, one for each note of the scale. Today thanks to modern >technology, a tuner can get his sound source from a 'Pitch Generator'. >This is a machine that electronically gives out the correct pitch >allowing the tuner the use of both hands, which in turn speeds up the >tuning process. You'll find a technician tunes the first octave with >the generator to set the 'temperament', and therest of the piano is >balanced according to the bearings obtained in that first octave. A >'Pitch Generator' is also useful for some older pianos that cannot be >brought up to standard pitch (A440). <<<<< >
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