[pianotech] pitch correction

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Sun Aug 30 03:25:31 MDT 2009


Bridge roll is due more to suspension bridges and hurricanes.....

Terry Farrell

On Aug 29, 2009, at 11:55 PM, Marshall Gisondi wrote:

> If I'm reading this correctly, it sounds like changes in pitch are  
> due mostly to structural changes such as string rendoring, plate  
> flexing.  Bridge roll is due more to string rendoring and  
> soundboard  movement?  Is this what I'm reading?  Also Stability of  
> tuning doesn't affect the pitch drop as an initial cause?  It's late  
> so I'm not sure I'm reading everything correctly.  I think tuning  
> stability will help aid in the pitch staying where it should be  
> during a pitch raise or lowering if there is less wandering in  
> tuning, moving that pin and string less I think would help.  So what  
> I'm saying and i hope I'm correct, is that structural factors will  
> affect pitch, but tuning stability will determine how much "out of  
> wackness' we might receive after a pitch raise?
> Marshall

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