Pitch Raise Oddity

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Try E, buddy, but perfect unisons, why is that ?

Kristinn



At 20:02 31.8.2000 -0400, you wrote:
>I agree with Larry Messerly.  Now that I am using RCT I am finding that I 
>often
>tuned the top 4-5 notes way too sharp.  I have found pianos tuned by others
>where that top C was tuned to the pitch of D#!
>
>Clyde
>
>Farrell wrote:
>
> > I ran into a situation today that I have run into many times before and 
> have
> > no explanation for (today's was kinda an extreme example). I wonder if some
> > of you folks might understand what is going on.
> >
> > A1959 Kakauer 40" console. The owner said he knew for a fact that it had
> > been at least 25 years since it was last tuned. I played it. No reason to
> > doubt his recollection. 80 cents flat in bass, 100 cents flat in tenor, and
> > up to 150 cents flat (A7) in treble.
> >
> > Oddity: B87 and C88 were about 25 cents sharp. WHY??? :-(  Why is C88 so
> > often near pitch or sharp, and the rest of the poor neglected piano quite
> > flat? Any ideas?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> > Piano Tuning & Service
> > Tampa, Florida
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com