<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>My reference to the telephone was partly a joke -- althought it is an emergency source -- but, please, for the love of all that's holy, don't tune the piano to your vacuum cleaner ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Unless you want a tuning that really sucks .... snicker, giggle, snort.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotune05@comcast.net href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=tcole@cruzio.com href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com">tcole@cruzio.com</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 03/01/2006 5:01:19 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: beginner seeking advice</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think the vacuum I used earlier was at a440 or close.  It was a different pitch on the low setting. Does anyone here own an Oreck?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tcole@cruzio.com href="mailto:tcole@cruzio.com">Thomas Cole</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:06 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: beginner seeking advice</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>A and F natural here on the left coast. A is dead on 440 according to my CyberFork.<BR><BR>Tom Cole<BR><BR><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</A> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid23d.7c03ede.31365262@aol.com type="cite"><PRE wrap=""> In a message dated 2/28/2006 11:54:11 A.M. Central Standard Time, <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> writes: </PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">A land-line telephone. (The dial tone is an A) </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""> Actually, there are two tones, an A and an F#. At least in Chicago, that's the case, and in fact, the F# seems a bit louder than the A. So...maybe that might work down in Missouri...but I doubt it...you'd have to...uh...'show me'. Tom Sivak Chicago </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>