<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>When I'm asked to tune the piano to an organ = (rotsa ruck) I have someone hold an 8' flute stop (only) and either measure it with = an ETD or listen to the beat rate against F21. But, as you suggest, with a pipe = organ it's a crap shoot anyway. Even if you have temperature and humidity exactly = the way it will be when folks walk in the door on Sunday, they are going to = change that environment dramatically just by walking in the door. Another little = problem pipe organs have (don't get me wrong, I love 'em) is that barometric = pressure also affects pitch an timbre in those pipes--probably not noticeable by = most people most of the time, but for that fellow who wants it "in tune" with = the piano .... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Anyone out there tune for big churches or the = Mormon Tabernacle, or some similar place, where this is dealt with? Love to = hear from you on this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>P.S. BTW, a carefully shoved mute will hold down = that A key on the organ.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Bigeartb@aol.com = href="mailto:Bigeartb@aol.com">Bigeartb@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 23, 2002 = 5:53 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Cents to Hertz = Conversion Chart</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Willem:<BR>     Just last = week the pipe orgran tuner from Nashville tuned the organ 13 cents flat and let a = note for me to tune the piano "quote....a little below = A-440".    #*%^$///...how much is a little . I am still not quite sure how many = 'cents' there are per 'beat' between A-440 & A-439  & on down the = cycles per second band.<BR>     Normally, I tune the = piano to A-440 and never try to catch the changing pitch of a pipe organ = depending upon the temperature but this time because the music director was my buddy, = I tuned to the 'whatever pitch' flat organ.<BR>Tommy Black<BR>Decatur, = Ala.</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>