---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Actually, Dave, the question is that there is a "singer" who wants 442? Most of them hate it. Especially Sopranos & Tenors! Avery At 06:56 AM 2/8/2006, you wrote: >Ron: > >There are several people here who can tell 440 from 442. It's not >that uncommon. We have a soprano here who always wants her piano at >442 (a singer who can tell pitch that well?!?!?!?!?). > >dp > >David M. Porritt ><mailto:dporritt@smu.edu>dporritt@smu.edu > >---------- >From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] >On Behalf Of RON MAY, RPT >Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 8:45 PM >To: joegarrett@earthlink.net; Pianotech List >Subject: Re: 440 vs 442 > >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. 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/10/ce/f3/53/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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