A-430

[Avery Todd]

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Kind of drastic, isn't it? :-) Anyway, I don't want the Fortepiano
at A-415. I brought it up to A-430. Thanks for the idea, though,
I "think". :-)

Avery

At 06:50 PM 8/19/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>But , Avery, to have your piano at 415 it is fairy simple :
>Just was the first A0 (remember to come with a sharp saw) , so the first=20
>note is now A#.
>Regulate the left pedal accordantly.
>Voila, your piano have transposed to 415.
>
>The next day (don't forget your favorite Titebond) glue back the missing=
 note.
>You'll have no problem with the last treble note as the music played will=
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>hardly cover more than 5 octaves anyway.
>
>I do that routinely on a regular basis on Steinways, and had never problem=
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>with it.
>
>Really why bother ?
>
>best and yes you can mention my name after cutting the key I live on=20
>another continent but I'll accept reclamations by email (only) .
>
>Izanon
>
>
>
>-----Message d'origine-----
>De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de Avery=
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>Todd
>Envoy=E9 : jeudi 19 ao=FBt 2004 15:59
>=C0 : College and University Technicians
>Objet : RE: A-430
>
>Thanks, Lawrence. We have a dedication recital coming up for our new
>Maene Fortepiano and Malcolm Bilson from Cornell is performing. In
>answer to my question about whether it's capable of being tuned to
>A-440, he said yes but said that most of the repertoire for that
>music is usually performed at A-430.
>
>He's asked to tune for his own recital but I at least wanted to get
>it stable at 430. Yesterday it was app. A-415! Oops. :-)
>
>Avery
>University of Houston
>
>At 03:48 PM 8/18/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>>Yes.  -39.8c to get even closer.
>>
>>Lawrence Becker, RPT
>>Piano Technician
>>College-Conservatory of Music
>>University of Cincinnati
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>From:   Avery Todd [mailto:atodd@uh.edu]
>>Sent:   Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:34 PM
>>To:     caut@ptg.org
>>Subject:        A-430
>>
>>Am I correct that to tune to A-430 with an ETD, that
>>would be a 40 cents offset? Thanks.
>>
>>Avery

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