Proceedure for tuning two pianos together.

[Bill Ballard]

On Wed, 16 May 2001,  Vinny_Samarco@ima.connections.com wrote:

>Hi List,
>           I am an oral tuner, and will be tuning two Yamaha consoles
>           together.  If I make sure the A's are in exact tune with my
>           fork and with each other, and then proceed with my
>           temperament, should that be accurate enough; or are there
>           other methods?
>           Thanks very much.
>           Vinny Samarco

It's a difficult question top answer because (thanks of the miracle 
of the internet) we don't know how identical these two consoles are, 
how consistent you might be in tuning "identical" pianos, what level 
of discrepancy in the two tunings you would notice and complain 
about, or for that matter the hearing of the person paying for these 
tunings.

I'd treat these two tunings as a learning opportunity. Do what you 
were going to do anyway, and see  whether the results are 
satisfactory. If not, make your corrections. And then, in the 
interest of science, report back to us.

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

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