Is there a compelling reason to alter pitch by only 1 cps? A piano 'breathes" half a cps either way. And that is a lot, if it swings more than that you got problems. If a piano were at 439 and the requirements are for 440, and only one tuning alotted, for a performance, I wouldn't raise it. But then again I never really (vary rarely) had pianos off as much as 1 Hz. Even if they came off a truck and got set up in a cold arena. In house pianos were always dead on, or if they began to creep, it was watched for a few shows, then a seperate appointment was made to do a pitch raise. The idea was to have a pitch that would be stable for weeks or months at a time. Perhaps I was in a better than average climate though...... Richard Moody ---------- > From: Mark Graham <magraham@bw.edu> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: YOUR LOCAL ORCHESTRA'S CONCERT PITCH. WHAT IS IT? > Date: Sunday, November 08, 1998 1:07 PM > > I know we've rehashed this before, but it just isn't true that it takes > more than one tuning to get a piano from A441 to A440. I do it almost > every day, often in concert situations, and so do most people on this > list, I would guess. > > In a friendly, respectful tone (really), > Mark Graham > Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music > Berea, Ohio > >
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