Terry Farrel: A440 or bust! (Or not.)

Charles Neuman piano@charlesneuman.net
Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:43:01 -0500 (EST)


I wrote:
> Also, on a recent tuning I did, different parts of the piano were flat by
> different amounts. In the temperament region, it was flat by about 15
> cents. In the upper treble and parts of the bass, the strings were only a
> couple cents flat, if any. Some were even sharp. I suspect the previous
> tuner hadn't stretched the piano much.

Wait, scratch that. If the temperament region was flat and the upper
treble was not, that means it was stretched more than what I wanted it to
be. But I suspect it has to do with the humidity changes more than
anything. I think I remember hearing that different regions are affected
differently.

Charles


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