<!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 6.00.2800.1226" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Michael wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>"And it's all done in 90 minutes = flat."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Now this is a post about adjusting piano pitch = to standard pitch. Isn't anyone going to jump on this guy for the above statement? = Or is he still too new to the list - honeymoon and all .......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Michael Gamble" <</FONT><A href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk"><FONT face=Arial size=2>michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 5:04 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: Compression in Soundboards</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> Hello Don - I've frequently found, when being asked to = tune a piano for the<BR>> first time, that it's anything up to a  semi-tone = flat. This I can't abide<BR>> and, if the piano merits it (and considering = it was built to withstand the<BR>> tension of A = 440) I jolly well bring = it up to pitch there and then. I have<BR>> great success in doing this with no = repercussions. The piano sounds so much<BR>> better - it actually = almost says "thank you!" Sometimes I get one or two<BR>> broken strings - but = that's rare. And it's all done in 90minutes flat. As<BR>> for your 4-5 cents = flat I work with the London Philharmonic and such people<BR>> and to tune = anywhere short of A = 440 would be courting a walk-out!<BR>> Michael G = (UK)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> = _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BODY></HTML>