[pianotech] Possible adaptation for the Tuning Exam

[paul bruesch]

On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 7:35 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:

>  Why can't a pitchpipe be used to set the temperament ?
>
> So let's try and stick to the subject, please ?
>
> Duaine
>
> Are you talking about setting the whole temperament, or just the A.
>
> If you're talking about setting the whole temperament using pitch pipes,
> electronic or not, then you really don't understand the concept of
> what setting a temperament is all about.
>
> If you're talking about using the pitch pipe just to set the A, then
> that's allowed already. To set the A, the exam allows you to use any means
> at your disposal, except an electronic device that measure pitch, (Like s
> RCT or SAT). You can use a tuning fork, an electric fork, or a pitch pipe,
> if you so desire. Regardless of the device, it is the responsibility of the
> examinee to make sure it is calibrated to be at the correct pitch. So if
> you're using a pitch pipe, it needs to be at right at A440. The examinee
> tunes the A using whatever device, and then the A is measured against the
> Examination's A.  A 1 cent tolerance is allowed, and then 1 point is
> deducted for every one tenth of a cent the piano's note is off. 80 is
> passing, which means the piano's note cannot be off by more than 3 cents.
>
> Our question to you, Duaine, considering that you admittedly cannot hear
> beats, can you tell a 1 cent difference in pitch between the pitch pipe and
> the A on the piano. If you can, great. If you can't, it won't make any
> difference what we tell you, because you won't understand what we're
> talking about.
>
> Wim
>
>   -----Original Message-----
> From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sat, Nov 10, 2012 2:07 pm
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Possible adaptation for the Tuning Exam
>
>  Why can't several of you stop bashing me and stick to the frickin' subject at
> hand.
>
> Or maybe, just maybe, you did not understand the subject so here it is again.
>
> Why can't a pitchpipe be used to set the temperament ?
>
> So let's try and stick to the subject, please ?
>
> Duaine
>
> On 11/10/2012 05:15 PM, paul bruesch wrote:
> > And it has always, without fail, fallen on "deaf ears"... so quit responding
> to this drivel and move on. Maybe, just
> > maybe, if no one ever responds it'll quit coming.
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Jason Kanter <jkanter at rollingball.com
> <mailto:jkanter at rollingball.com <jkanter at rollingball.com?>>> wrote:
> >
> >     I know many of us have tried to tell you this many times over the years,
> but this is in fact the bottom line.
> >
>
>
> --
> Duaine Hechler
> Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding(314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com
> Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years
>
>
>
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