List tuning

[Farrell]

I do the same thing. Every little high-inharmonicity piano that is not being played by an advanced pianist gets the Vallotti temperament. I asked the first few people - but after the 20 minutes of explanation and the 20 minutes of blank stares - no more. I just do it. It sounds good. They like it. And that is just how I tune it. If it is a better piano and/or I see Chopin or Beethoven scores laying around, I ask first.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Tvak@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: List tuning


> 
> In a message dated 2/26/02 10:48:02 PM, mjbkspal@execpc.com writes:
> 
> << I'm curious about the customer and the HT.  Was it requested, or did you 
> sell it, or did you just do it without telling? >>
> 
> I just did it.  It was a newly bought piano, a Baldwin console about 25 years 
> old in good condition, but 57 cents flat at A4.  The only pianist in the 
> house is a 9 year old beginner.  I felt the Moore favored the white keys 
> which would be the only keys that would be used.  This is only my second 
> Moore tuning and it's quite a mild deviation from ET.  I didn't think anyone 
> in the house would understand what I was talking about if I explained what I 
> did, nor would anyone be able to hear the difference.  I kind of liked it, 
> though. 
> 
> I have, in the past, shared in the decision (ET vs. HT) with the client.  
> Depends on whether the client would understand the option.  I always ask who 
> the pianist is in the house, and if there is only a beginner, I think that 
> EBVT or Moore are good options.  (Please, no offense intended!  I also tune 
> my own pianos in EBVT...)
> 
> Thanks, Mike, for the tip on User Temperaments.  As I said before, I don't 
> tune HTs very often because of the time it takes to enter the values in, and 
> because tuning aurally not only takes me longer, but on some pianos, octaves 
> 6 and 7 can be difficult to tune through the false beats; but now, if the 
> situation warrants it (IMHO) I can go ahead and tune any piano in Moore or 
> EBVT and still get out of the house in a timely fashion.
> 
> Tom Sivak