Brad, I've been somewhat surprised by how out of tune that piano in the home theatre often seems to be, when listening to that show driving in my car in the past. I remember musing on why a show with national syndication like that couldn't seem to bother (or afford) to keep the piano in better shape. And how the pianist felt about it, etc. - how it could have been such a low priority. Maybe it was just the thinness of the tone on the thing that you mention I was reacting to...playing on the C7 should be a great improvement compared to that piano. Allen Wright On 24 Mar 2007, at 21:06, Brad Lehman wrote: > The usual piano for their shows, in their "home" theater in Madison > WI, is odd. It's shorter than a baby grand and has an especially > thin tone -- listen closely to some of their home-turf broadcasts > to hear what I mean. I got to meet the pianist a couple of years > ago, at their show and also at the jazz set he played at a local > hotel the night before (on a more normal piano). Very nice guy. > > > Brad Lehman > > > John Formsma wrote: >> Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know" show is in Oxford, MS, and I >> tuned the piano late this afternoon for tomorrow morning's live >> broadcast. >> Don't want to let this opportunity pass by for your critique, >> since (gulp) what I did to that piano is to be broadcast >> nationally. I would be interested in any comments, positive or >> negative. I think I tend to tune the bass a bit flatter than some >> tuners, so if you can, listen particularly for that. See if you >> notice anything particularly off. It was tuned in equal >> temperament...with an attitude. I.e., stretched so that the shared >> top note makes the double octave and octave-fifth beat the same. >> E.g., F3-F5 beats the same as Bb3-F5. >> I don't know how much you can hear of just the piano since it's a >> jazz trio. But if you're tuning in anyway, listen hard, and pull >> no punches. Hopefully it will react favorably overnight. C#4 has a >> rather nasty falseness, but everything else was normal. >> It's a Yamaha C7, about 4 years old. All I did was tune it...no >> voicing or anything. >> Thanks, >> JF
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