Wim/Pitch raise experiment

[Greg Newell]

I'm not sure how much experience you have raising pitch but in my experience
there is quite a difference in power and sustain between one in tune at A-440 and
one in tune with itself at 50 cents flat or more.

Greg

Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> 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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Greg Newell
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