[pianotech] (no subject)

[Jeff Deutschle]

Gerald:

As I said: "This can be used as an argument for both tuning where it
is or for tuning to pitch." I am surprised that you side on the
tune-it-where-it-is argument. :-)))


On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I guess we might as well just tune all pianos 1/2 to 1 full tone flat or
> sharp, or wherever they are then with that theory huh?  :-)))
>
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> Of Conrad Hoffsommer
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> On 5/11/09, Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well, many teachers don't get their pianos tuned regularly, either.
>>
>> Also, I believe, that when there is a major pitch raise, the bends in
>> the wire move to new places, cause false beats in the treble (at least
>> for a while) and also cause instability as the bends straighten and
>> new bends form. This can be used as an argument for both tuning where
>> it is or for tuning to pitch.
>>
>
> Musing...
> Wouldn't that be that the strings are going back to their original (at
> pitch) kinks, thus _eliminating_ false beats which may have been
> caused at the tuning pin/capo/v-bar end of the string? The major
> movement would be at that end and very little at the bridge end where
> there probably are false beats from other causes, anyway.
>
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Jeff Deutschle

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