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size=2>Without any buck available for the A440 A442 PR, And under the =
insistence
of the artist, I tuned the A4 at 442, A3 a little less, follow the =
temperament
since I find an acceptable fifth at the old pitch, and tune the rest of =
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piano.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578280701-17022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
guess I changed really the pitch for less than 20 notes finally, the =
artist
played and did not noticed nothing (seen that method done by a =
colleague,
another one use to say : "when nothing goes, tune the A's
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<DIV><SPAN class=578280701-17022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>That
goes for the best concert tuner of the world (an maybe the near
neighbors)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=578280701-17022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac
OLEG (me)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Ahhh
that feels good !</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> Clyde
Hollinger<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> dimanche 17 février =
2002
00:29<BR><B>À :</B> =
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Objet :</B> Re: Prepared
Pianos question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Right on, Del! When people =
realize
the damage they do may touch their own wallets, they become a lot more =
careful, usually, at least.
<P>Sort of along that line... Someone on this list may be able =
to give a
correct version of the following; I don't remember where I heard or =
read
it. A pianist came in while the piano technician was tuning for =
a
concert and insisted that the piano be tuned to A-442. The =
technician
just said, "You put a hundred bucks right here on the piano for the =
extra
required work and it shall be done." To which the artist =
replied, "No,
it will be alright."
<P>Money talks, and sometimes it says, "No."
<P>Regards, <BR>Clyde Hollinger, RPT <BR>Lititz, PA, USA
<P>Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
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color=#000080>After a
few of these experiences my recommendation to all piano managers =
became
simply to allow the artist to do whatever he/she wished to do to the =
piano--as you've pointed out, they are probably going to do so =
anyway--but
only after signing a binding financial responsibility agreement. It =
has been
my observation that most folks--even artists--are much more careful =
with
their <I>preparing</I> when faced with the prospect of paying out =
hundreds
(sometimes thousands) of their own dollars for the
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<I>unpreparing</I>.</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=