---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At 01:14 PM 2/8/2006, you wrote: >Hi Avery > >You are right Avery 2 CPS (CYCLES PER SECOND) is 8 cents I think the >problem is I'm talking cycles you are talking cents does that makes >sense. "You are suppose to laugh" OK. As long as I'm correct. If not, I've tuned several pianos WAY wrong the last several years! :-D Avery >. >Ron >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com>Avery >To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech List >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 6:43 AM >Subject: Re: 440 vs 442 > >Ron, > >At 08:45 PM 2/7/2006, you wrote: >>Hi Joe >> >>I'm sorry but I still would have to see it to believe it. He would >>have to play a couple more pianos for me. I have had occasions >>where the artist or stage manager pulled out a meter and checked >>the pitch. Are you sure he didn't have one. 2 cps out of 440cps, 4 >>cps out of 880cps 8 cps out of 1760. > >Am I missing something here. Isn't 442 + 8 cents difference @ A4? > >Avery Todd > >>I'm sorry Joe,you will have a hard time convincing me. >> >>Thanks anyway for the contribution on A440. I am collecting ideas >>and back up for the Symphonic Assoc. >> >>Ron May >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net>Joseph Garrett >>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech >>Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:14 PM >>Subject: Re: 440 vs 442 >>Mr May said: "I have suggested that there isn't an ear in the world >>that can hear the difference between 440 and 442 " >> >>NOT! I've personally had experiences where the Artist knew damned >>well what pitch the piano was at! One, incidence: Tete Montilo, a >>Spanish Jazz Muscician of extremely high caliber. He is blind and >>only has good hearing in one ear. During a Jazz Festival, I enjoyed >>his playing and told him so. His comment was that the Steinway D >>was nice but it would have been nicer if it were at 442. At that >>time, I didn't consider that he could really know. After the >>Festival, he was scheduled to do a private party in a local Night >>Club, on a different piano. I was asked to tune for it. On a whim, >>I set the piano at 442, just to see if he could tell. I didn't tell >>anyone.<G> Immediately after the first "set", he had his sister >>steer him to me. He was quite jubilant and said: "Thank you, so >>much, for tuning the piano at 442. It makes my music better!" Yes, >>there are those who can tell the difference. Do I advocate 442? Not >>no, Hell No! IMO, it's just stupid. But, that's just my o! pinion. >>Does it make the piano project better? I don't think so, but >>there's no way to really tell. >>On the few, rare occasions, that I do concert work, where 442 is >>requested, I will only do it, IF the artist will pay for the >>retuning of the instrument back to 440. So far, none have agreed to >>that, so they get 440! IMO, the venue should not have to bear the >>cost of this nonsense. >>Regards, >>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) >>Captain, Tool Police >>Squares R I >> >> ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f7/bc/e3/0d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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