[pianotech] (no subject)

[Tom Sivak]

--- On Tue, 5/12/09, Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject)
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 5:46 PM
> Jerry:
> 
> And how do you know which side I am on???
> 
> Seriously, I believe in floating pitch also. And sometimes
> on a piano
> that is a little off pitch, but pretty much in tune with
> itself, I
> will tune it just a little closer to being on pitch rather
> than upset
> the stability with a larger change of pitch. But then I
> have to wonder
> where the line is between floating and tune-it-where-it-is?
> 
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Gerald Groot
> <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Oh, I didn't side on your side Jeff.  I was just
> a smart remark is all. :-)
> > I am for tuning to A/440 in most cases.  While I
> believe that it is okay to
> > let it float occasionally, depending on where one is
> located and the time of
> > year, I did that today for example with a piano that
> was A/438.  Give it 3
> > or 4 weeks and it will come up to A/440 as our humidty
> increases here.  It
> > was 37 % RH there today.  It will surpass that pitch
> by 1/4 tone come mid
> > July to August here.
> >
> > Jer
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> > Of Jeff Deutschle
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:50 AM
> > To: pianotech at ptg.org
> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject)
> >
> > Gerald:
> >
> > As I said: "This can be used as an argument for
> both tuning where it
> > is or for tuning to pitch." I am surprised that
> you side on the
> > tune-it-where-it-is argument. :-)))
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Gerald Groot
> <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I guess we might as well just tune all pianos 1/2
> to 1 full tone flat or
> >> sharp, or wherever they are then with that theory
> huh?  :-)))
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> > Behalf
> >> Of Conrad Hoffsommer
> >> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 11:47 AM
> >> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] (no subject)
> >>
> >> On 5/11/09, Jeff Deutschle
> <oaronshoulder at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> Well, many teachers don't get their pianos
> tuned regularly, either.
> >>>
> >>> Also, I believe, that when there is a major
> pitch raise, the bends in
> >>> the wire move to new places, cause false beats
> in the treble (at least
> >>> for a while) and also cause instability as the
> bends straighten and
> >>> new bends form. This can be used as an
> argument for both tuning where
> >>> it is or for tuning to pitch.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Musing...
> >> Wouldn't that be that the strings are going
> back to their original (at
> >> pitch) kinks, thus _eliminating_ false beats which
> may have been
> >> caused at the tuning pin/capo/v-bar end of the
> string? The major
> >> movement would be at that end and very little at
> the bridge end where
> >> there probably are false beats from other causes,
> anyway.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
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