Tuning Tests at the Yamah Academy

[David Love]

A change from 438 to 440 would be more like 8 cents.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 8/2/2004 9:38:55 PM
> 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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