Floating pitch

[baoli liu]

The CAUT guidline sugessed about 40 to 80 pianos for
each technician,actually,many caut technicians are
overloaded.For those overladed technicians,floating
pitch is an excellent way to keep the pianos in a
reasonal shape.

Baoli



--- Jeff Tanner <jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu> wrote:
> What Doug and Eric said, ditto for me, word for
> word.  When I started here,
> I tried to fight for 440 and quickly learned that I
> was creating 5 times
> more work by doing so, just making the mountain
> taller and the quicksand
> softer.  Then, I purchased an SAT III this year, and
> that has improved the
> process another 100%.  I just measure a note or two,
> hit the "reset"
> button, choose my memory file and take off. 
> Stability has been MUCH
> improved.  I'm not climbing the mountain yet, but
> don't feel as deep in the
> quicksand.
> 
> Jeff
> U of South Carolina
> 
> >I let pitch float here too, except onstage of
> course. It saves time and
> >aggravation at both ends and the instruments are
> far more stable. There are
> >many pianos not used here over the summer which I
> don't touch until the
> >weather changes in the fall. The overall stability
> of the tunings I then do
> >is greatly enhanced. The faculty and administration
> here understand this
> >tactic and are supportive of it. Of course, if
> anyone has a specific need
> >for A-440 in the summer I will accommodate them.
> >
> >Eric
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Eric Wolfley
> >Head Piano Technician
> >Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
> >University of Cincinnati
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> 
> 


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