Tuning Tests at the Yamah Academy

Marcel Carey mcpiano@videotron.ca
Mon, 02 Aug 2004 20:49:02 -0400


Thanks Richard for the clarification. You had mentionned 2 cents which
is very different from 2 beats (8c).

Marcel

Quite an experience wasn't it?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> Behalf Of Richard Brekne
> Sent: August 2, 2004 8:38 PM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: Tuning Tests at the Yamah Academy
>
>
> We started with 438 and did a 2 hour tuning at 440. We did
> two isolated
> tunings thus, and every tuning afterwards was part of a
> hammer change
> and regulation package, which you probably remember. In all
> cases tho,
> we were going from 438 to 440. I'll ask them when they made
> the change
> when I go back in October.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
> Marcel Carey wrote:
>
> >Richard,
> >
> >Are you sure that you only had to do pitch raises and lowering of 2
> >cents?
> >When I was in the Academy 4 years ago, the first tuning
> exam was 436
> >to 440, then we had a few from 437 to 440. That made quite a pitch
> >raise. Have they changed the rules???
> >
> >For me, 2 cents makes more sense.
> >
> >Marcel Carey, RPT
> >Sherbrooke, QC
> >
> >
> >
>
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