In many ways it seems like the more precise we can be the more our clients don't even care or are even aware I know for most of my clients I care more about where their pitch is than they do. James James Grebe Since 1962 Piano Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Products( 314) 608-4137 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! www.grebepiano.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:57 PM Subject: A=440 was Tuning > Just saw the bit about getting exactly a 440.... and had to offer an > observation which has become increasingly obvious with each passing year. > In practice... musicians seem nearly without exception totally inept, > incapable and downright ignorant of what 440 really is. In reality as > long as you say you have tuned at 440, and have some device that shows 440 > for A... even if its rigged... pitch can float anywhere between 438 and > 442 and nearly no-one is capable of reacting. A rare exception.. > > Orchestras are the absolute worst.... they nearly all have fast tuned > instruments like vibraphones and the like tuned to various pitches...which > makes the whole matter rather moot to begin with. I ran into a pop group > with a big A= 440 in their contract and came with a rhodes tuned to 443... > This is common place. > > We deal with both 440 and 442 in contracts over here on a regular basis... > and I've gotten into the habit of tuning to 441.... 99.8% of the time this > is absolutely no problem. > > I guess I've come to the conclusion that the whole pitch standard thingy > is basically overdriven bs. > Cheers > RicB >
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