Honky Tonk Tuning

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Thu, 20 May 2004 07:03:27 +0200


FWIW
I ran into a fellow a while back who insisted that the Bluther Grand 
should be tuned this way... with respect to the extra non singing 
strings on some models.  Sharp and with about a 3-4  bps <<vibrato>>  he 
said.

RicB


D.L. Bullock wrote:

> I have had customers call me after buying a new piano.  They said the 
> tuner from the piano store had just tuned it and he ruined the sound 
> of the piano.  In the store it sounded just like Aunt Maudie's piano, 
> but now it sounds dead.  I went and found a perfectly tuned spinet.  I 
> tuned one string to celeste with the other two strings and the 
> customer was ecstatically happy.  I collected my check and left with 
> another happy customer.  Everytime thereafter, I would tune that piano 
> straight and then celeste it, leaving a loyal happy customer.
>  
>
>  
> *D.L. Bullock    St. Louis
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