[pianotech] concert pitch

[Raymond Irving]

Of course, we string players are blessed(?) with the ability to temper  
our intervals as we go. Playing with a pianist has its own set of  
challenges. Tuning for a chamber ensemble (piano & strings)? Well now,  
let's keep the family happy. My hat is always off to the artists who  
wield the tuning lever.

Ray Irving


On Apr 28, 2009, at 10:25 PM, Allan wrote:

I sat on a 3 day recording of the Fibonacci Trio last week-end. The
violinist expressed some concern that the piano be too low. We agreed  
that I
would tune the Yamaha C 7 at 441.
She was happy. She said after half an hour of working: "We always play  
with
badly tuned pianos, WHAT did you do to this one?

Allan Sutton
www.pianotechniquemontreal.com