[pianotech] Honky tonk tuning

[Tom Gorley]

I am a proponent of the unevenness of a honky tonk tuning. It's very nature is varying degrees of out-of tune-ness.  I would tune the piano and then let down one string by ear to the desired sound (some were raised).  I don't see why identical out-of tune-ness is required. When I did one for an opera group, they listened to and discussed if the sound was aromatic enough for the particular desired effect. Let your ear be your guide.  You don't need a PDA for this part.

    ---Tom Gorley


On Feb 22, 2011, at 7:05 PM, Barbara Richmond passed on this question from Robin Stevens

> With the advent of PDAs nowadays I am wondering how many cents sharp or flat the third string is changed? It would made it more even if I tune the piano first then change RCT setting for that detuned string to - +10 or whatever.

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