Wim/Pitch raise experiment

Clyde Hollinger cedel@supernet.com
Wed, 09 Jan 2002 19:06:07 -0500


Well, Greg, a skeptic like me will ask-- is it the pitchraise that wows them,
or is it hearing the piano in tune with itself for the first time in decades?

Regards,
Clyde

Greg Newell wrote:

> Dave, Wim and list,
>     You may wish to start lubricating the strings with Protek CPL before
> tuning these old beasts. I'm with Joe on this one. What good is a piano
> that's perpetually flat in pitch? Isn't ear training just as important as
> finger training? I raise pitch on these old beasties all the time. They
> have all come through just fine without so much as a whimper. I'm sure
> your also aware of how much livelier they sound when up to the pitch they
> were designed for. Never fails to get a "WOW" from the customer.
>     my two cents.



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