A44?

[Steve Brady]

On Fri, 2 Dec 1994, Newton Hunt wrote:

>     I was nearly finished with the tuning when the performer walked in
> and asked if the piano was at 442.  I replied that house policy was 440 and
> that is where it is.  She said, "But my marimba is tuned to 442."  After
> viewing the piano a moment and contemplating the work in volved I replied,
> "If you place $100.00 cash folding money on the tuning pins I will be most
> happy to accomodate you."  "SO MUCH?"  "Yes."  "Leave it."

      Newton, this reminds me of when our staff marimbist asked me (as
I was finishing a tuning at 440) if I could tune the piano at 444 to
match his marimba. Of course I couldn't, but the concert went off with no
problems. IMHO, he had probably checked the pitch of his marimba with a Korg
tuner, saw that it was 4 CENTS sharp, and took that to mean that it was
at 444. It was really at 441, of course, and 1 hz difference (at A4) between
two instruments is really not very noticeable.


Steve Brady, RPT        "The most expert and rapid tuners are...
University of Washington       possessed of a highly excitable,
sbrady@u.washington.edu        nervous, and emotional temperament,
                         verging on the border of insanity at times."
                              -Daniel Spillane, The Tuner's Guide