re pitch raising

[Farrell]

Amen.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Stevens" <pianotun@globalfreeway.com.au>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 6:57 PM
Subject: re pitch raising


> List.
> After reading my post on pitch raising I must add this caveat.
>
> 1. I have come across hundreds of pianos THAT SHOULD HAVE been retuned to
> the proper pitch by past tuners but instead they give the customer all the
> reasons in the world why the piano cannot be tuned to pitch.(strings
> breaking. instability etc,)
>
> 2.These pianos that are continually being TUNED TO THE PITCH THE TUNER
FINDS
> IT, end up being VERY POOR sounding pianos and not much use to a family
> with children learning other instruments....
>
> So in closing I say to the tuners that don't raise the pitch of a piano...
> (to the accepted standard A440 ).. WHEN IT SHOULD BE DONE....(SHAME)
>
> Robin (Aussie)
> P.S.... I bet that some some bright spark will reply and say that A415 is
> okay..... Hmmmm!!!