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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks Dale, Dave and others.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dale, I found that the guitar
tuners also seem to read differently when held at different places near the
piano. Close up it’s A440 and 3 feet away 441. Maybe the SAT and VTs sophisticated
filters make a huge difference. Whatever it is I’m sure glad I don’t have to
depend on Barbie technology for pianos!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> caut-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ward & Probst, Inc<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 25, 2008 4:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'College and University Technicians'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] Barbie tuner</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>JB,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>Most of the smaller tuners are not accurate at all by our
standards. Plus or minus 2 hertz is not uncommon in the cheapies, calibration
is not great and they are subject to drift with temperature and rough
handling. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>DP</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dale
Probst, RPT</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Midwestern
State University</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Jim Busby<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 25, 2008 4:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> College and University Technicians<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CAUT] Barbie tuner</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>List,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I won’t name the fellow, but at the International Double
Reed Society conference here at BYU there is this “oboist” who is running
around with this tiny guitar tuner complaining that all the instruments are
off. He confronted me before one of his performances saying that the pitch of the
Shigeru was not A440 but was A442. He said the Hamburg D was also A442 (Was
supposed to be at A443). I told him I was confident the pitch was where it was
supposed to be on both instruments and that maybe his small tuner was off. BAD
thing to say! Boy was he mad! After his performance, when most the people were
gone, the head honcho watched me measure the pianos. Less than 4/10ths of one
cent off… (Dang! Will I ever learn to keep my pitch dead on?)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Funny, but almost all his high notes were extremely flat. Or
maybe I’m just dreaming…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Jim Busby<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>p.s. Other than this unfortunate experience everyone else is
very nice and complimentary. <o:p></o:p></p>
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