Conrad's reply to the "ohoh" thread spurs me to ask a question regarding tuning for elderly clients, I'll say 70+ yrs. of age. Often when they call me for tuning, the main complaint is about the piano being especially out of tune in the high treble. When I get to the piano, the mid section is wildly out and the treble is much more in tune. I tune the piano properly, but sometimes I'm not convinced I have solved the problem in the high treble, according to their ears. Just what is their perception? I tend to think that there is some high frequency hearing loss going on there, perhaps coupled with a heightened sensitivity to certain partials or frequency interactions that are painful for them to listen to. Surely I'm not the only technician encountering this. How can we tune the piano properly and do the client justice without implying "if this sounds bad to you, you better get your ears checked"? (I had my ears checked not too long ago, and there was no hearing loss apparent, in case anyone is wondering... :^) Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply (250) 754-2440 info at pianofortesupply.com http://www.pianofortesupply.com On Mar 13, 2006, at 10:11 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: > I'd be inclined to go further in John's direction and actually > question (to myself whilst in his presence) the _owner's_ hearing in > that range. After all, it was the _owner_ who wanted to note higher, > not the tuner. > > Was the owner also of a certain age??? > > Conrad Hoffsommer -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1527 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060313/da2f2fea/attachment.bin
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