beginner seeking advice re:VTDs (vacuum tuning devices)

[Farrell]

Perhaps, like Jason, I simply lack a sense of humor. I don't think Jason was 
joking. I know I am not. Is this a list for professional piano technicians 
and those aiming for that, or is this a list for hobbyist jokesters who 
prefer working on vacuum cleaners?

The advice was to get a good fork. It is good advice. Buy two and call us in 
the morning.

Sincerely,
Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
>> Philippe, I fear that you are serious about this.
>
> Do you ? Really ? Waow... Cool... I didn't know I was THAT good ;-)
>
> You know, In french, Well no... probably only here in brussels, I think...
> We have a word for that kind of joke...
> It would translate to something like "to blow a bag". you know, it's like
> when you take a paper bag like they put bread in it (I hope you use the
> same bag for the bread we do...) you put air in it and then you close it's
> end and hit it with you open hand to make it explode...
>
> Well, my point is : Never do that with a vacuum cleaner bag (lol)
>
> Philippe
>
> Ps : In fact my real plan, since I own a very old piano with a wooden 
> frame
> and which I'm not even sure I can raise to A440 without breaking it, and
> since I was an IT guy and quite good at mathematical programming, was
> to write my own program to analyse the stretching needed by the strings,
> and then produce my own reference sound set, to be able to check string
> per string, not needing to rebuild the whole temperament each time it
> changes...
> ... and then, I tune it to the fan of my computer's power supply
> The only risk is that I will have to shut down the fans of my processor 
> and
> graphics chips that could give false beats ;-)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
>> Philippe, I fear that you are serious about this. The idea of using a
> vacuum
>> cleaner as a pitch source is nonsense; forget it. Buy a tuning fork
>> immediately.
>>
>> At 19:07 3/2/2006, you wrote:
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >I'm new to tuning too and I don't have a tuning fork yet, I'd like to
>> >try the vacuum cleaner tuning first.
>> >a few questions :