floated pitches..

[stranges@Oswego.EDU]

Eehhhh  I forgot exactly what was said...

I AM pooped  from tuning. ( You all must be too.)
(And from my new bud, Mr. Poop Squirrel.)
I use an ( almighty) accu-tun er.


  - I off-set the bass by 8¢ # - VERY close to where it has trailed off to. 
(thanx for the Mac ¢ button!!)
  - I off-set the rest of the piano 5 ¢ FLAT, which after a quick pass 
brings it all back up to around 8¢ # overall.
   - I then re-tune the whole thing 8¢ #.

This is the rule I use, when the piano is very close to being 442 
obviously..
This whole process can be done WHEREVER the piano is "floating", using the 
same principles.
( I would like to float (SINK!!) half the pianos  I work with in the lake 
nearby, but that is another matter.)

Concert/performing instruments and vocal studios are all brought down to 
440.


I do think that floating pitch is THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
This is all PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE baby, and if you don't agree, then you 
are just plain silly. ('Nuff said.)

I do not like squirrel poop on my piano covers.
The tech from Normay is a gas.


Love,
:) Michelle

--On Friday, August 30, 2002 8:50 AM -0700 David Ilvedson 
<ilvey@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> No, a pitch fork has 3 prongs and tuning fork as only 2...I was under the
> impression she was "pooped" from tuning...
>
> David I.
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: Otto Keyes <okeyes@uidaho.edu>
> To: <caut@ptg.org>
> Received: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:47:09 -0700
> Subject: Re: floated pitches..
>
>> In this case Michelle needed a pitch fork.  Is that the same thing?
>
>> Otto
>
>> Piano Technician
>> University of Idaho
>> 208-885-7918
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <caut@ptg.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 8:03 PM
>> Subject: RE: floated pitches..
>
>
>>> You use a tuning fork...am I right?
>>>
>>> David I.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
>>> From: <stranges@Oswego.EDU>
>>> To: caut list <caut@ptg.org>
>>> Received: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:34:53 -0500
>>> Subject: floated pitches..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > AHEM!!
>>>
>>>
>>> > ( Here's my 200 cts..)
>>>
>>> > 8 to 12 cents sharp of prevention is worth not pounding for cure.
>>>
>>> > Leave the thing up a bit, ya silly's and lets talk about this poop
>> problem
>>> > I got here.
>>>
>>> > :) Michelle
>>> > ( who's pooped out-from tuning, too.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>