<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>more on floating pitch</title></head><body> <div>><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Might as well target 440 every time,</font></div> <div><br></div> <div>Minimize the overall tension change. Instead of insisting on 440 the the tuning event,</div> <div>let the piano migrate through 440 as the humidity changes.   There will be less</div> <div>cranking of the tuning pins which can benefit the life of the block.</div> <div><br></div> <div>You don't have to tune 'for the exam' every time, most often an appreciable tuning</div> <div>is all that's required. One pass, over pulling each section as needed; it's an</div> <div>acquired skill.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Heck, I was requested to tune 441 and 442 for concerts, why should any other piano be different. And who was it that made piano tuners keepers of the sacred 440 anyway?</div> <div><br></div> <div>Float the pitch, it's easier on the piano, your ears and the customer's wallet.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>