how high(low) do you go?

[Newton Hunt]

Whitney spinets are replaceable.  Actually should have been
replaced at birth.

Grand pianos are far more expensive, harder to replace and
plates do crack.

We have standards, A440, so why play this game.  The organ
should be retuned



Lynn Rosenberg wrote:
> 
> Well, when I was working for a local piano dealer back in the 70's they've
> changed hands and the name has changed but anyway, tuned 3 Whitney spinet
> pianos, they arrived from the factory a half tone sharp.  I've never seen a
> piano that sharp. I just looked up in Grand spinet pianos, and the pitch of
> asharp is 466.1638.  I suppose if a Whitney spinet can take, a good well
> built grand can as well.  Any comments??? Lynn Rosenberg
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kam544@flash.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 8:04 PM
> Subject: Re: how high(low) do you go?
> 
> > >...How high are you willing to tune a piano, when circumstances require
> it?...
> > >Looking for parameters...
> > >
> > >Mark Potter
> >
> > I found a sanctury Baldwin M tuned to +14 cents to match the organ.  I
> left
> > it there for two tunings after which time I brought it down to A440.  No
> > apparent problems developed.
> >
> > Keith McGavern
> > Registered Piano Technician
> > Oklahoma Chapter 731
> > Piano Technicians Guild
> > USA
> >
> >
> >