[pianotech] (no subject)

[Gerald Groot]

Oh, I didn't side on your side Jeff.  I was just a smart remark is all. :-)
I am for tuning to A/440 in most cases.  While I believe that it is okay to
let it float occasionally, depending on where one is located and the time of
year, I did that today for example with a piano that was A/438.  Give it 3
or 4 weeks and it will come up to A/440 as our humidty increases here.  It
was 37 % RH there today.  It will surpass that pitch by 1/4 tone come mid
July to August here.  

Jer 
-----Original Message----- 
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Jeff Deutschle 
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:50 AM 
To: pianotech at ptg.org 
Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject) 

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?  :-))) 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf 
> Of Conrad Hoffsommer 
> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:47 AM 
> To: pianotech at ptg.org 
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject) 
> 
> 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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