John Ross wrote: >Hi, >The secret to the oscillators staying reasonably in tune, is to tune them after >the unit has been on for about 1/2hr. That way it is at operating temperature. >Regards, >John M. Ross >PTG Assoc. >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada The problem wasn't the organ going out of tune; it was the _piano_. Gosh, it was ghastly! And when it cooled down, it didn't slip back in tune, either. Susan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> At 03:02 PM 9/9/98 -0400, you wrote: >> >Dear list, >> > I was just offered for a song a Jesse-French Piano / Lowery organ >> combo. What the heck is it and how does it work? Anyone seen or tuned one >> of these? >> > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >Bob Sadowski >> >Erie, PA >> > >> >Attachment Converted: "C:\EUDORA\ATTACH\Piano-Or.htm" >> >> Dear Bob, >> >> I have, oh, I HAVE! It had better be a short song! >> >> Jesse French ... the guy who brought us the Starck consoles ... I wonder if >> he was related to Winter? Well, that's not fair. Starck starting making >> Jesse French in 1955, and pretty goshawful they were, too. >> >> This hybrid is not hard to get apart. You have to unplug the fancy >> florescent lamp inside the music desk, which shines up at the music if it >> is still working. >> >> Then you get to tune the darned thing ... oh, joy! Mine was a pitch raise, >> and took me three or four passes (about a pass and a half more than usual.) >> >> Then I made my big mistake. I got curious and decided to tune the organ >> part as well! It is mounted to the inside of the kickboard, so you can fold >> it forward and see it in all its glory. There is a tool, which enables you >> to tune the 12 vacuum tubes and set a temperament ... easy, right? and it's >> at A440, easy enough to do that, so it matches the piano, right? >> >> So we played a tune or two with the organ on and the piano playing, too. >> Why anyone would want to hear this combination, I don't know, but evidently >> they thought someone would.... and the piano and organ were in tune >> together .... for about 3 minutes. Then the heat of the vacuum tubes threw >> my tuning decidedly on its ear. I mean, my tuning was a crumpled heap, >> lying gasping on the carpet. I had to go back the next day and do it all >> over again. I then warned the lucky owner that if he wanted the piano in >> tune he'd have to keep the organ firmly off. >> >> If the song is short enough, you could get ahold of the tarnation thing and >> use it to start a Museum of Technological Horrors. >> >> Just my humble opinion <grin> >> >> Susan >> >> >> >> Susan Kline >> skline@proaxis.com >> >> "I know exactly how long it will take me: whatever time is available, plus >> a little more." >> -- Ashleigh Brilliant > > > >
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