F3/A4 as pitch test

[pianotune05]

I think piano tuning is like having kids.  Whether you have them naturally, 
adopt, take in foster kids, you meet that goal, having children.  With 
tuning we all want to get to that perfect place, where the temperment is at 
its utmost perfection.  It's like having k ids naturally, you'll enjoy it's 
plesures and enjoy doing it for a lifetime.
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: F3/A4 as pitch test


> At 08:20 AM 1/9/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>>This F3/A4 stickler can be avoided by tuning from a C fork.
>>
>>I don't comprehend the devotion to an A fork when a C fork
>>works just as well, actually easier in my understanding.
>>
>>Tune C4 to the C5 fork then F3 to C4 as a fifth,
>>Tune G3 to C4, D4 to G3, A3 to D4, etc...
>>
>>Has worked for me lo these many years.  A440 every time.
>>--
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Jon Page
>
>
> Different strokes for different folks.
>
> The philosophy behind my devotion to an A fork (when tuning aurally) is as 
> follows: If you're aiming at A why not go at it directly, instead of 
> beating around the bush and hope that you don't have a few errors creeping 
> in?
>
> You and I both have enough experience to keep aural temperament errors to 
> a minimum, but newbies may not be as lucky.
>
> Definitely a YMMV situation.
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> Conrad Hoffsommer
>
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> the idea.
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