Wim/Pitch raise experiment

[Farrell]

I often hear the bass really come alive (reletively speaking) on some of
these old beaters when you bring them up to pitch. It often really makes a
large difference.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Wim/Pitch raise experiment


> 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.
>
> --
> Greg Newell
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>
>