{"id":1007,"date":"2009-09-15T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T20:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pianotechniquemontreal.com\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2023-07-27T12:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T16:25:54","slug":"the-telephone-line-gives-you-the-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pianotechniquemontreal.com\/en\/the-telephone-line-gives-you-the-a\/","title":{"rendered":"The telephone line gives you the \u00abA\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s back-to-school time, an intense period for piano technicians, leaving little time for blog posts. I want to quickly inform you that the phone&#8217;s pitch includes an almost perfect &#8220;A 440Hz&#8221; (at least here in Canada). No need for a tuning fork to know if the piano is in tune! For a more precise estimation, you may want to play your &#8220;A&#8221; for us over the phone.<\/p>\n<p>We calibrate our tuning forks using an extremely precise reference: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/\">National Institute of Standards and Technology<\/a> broadcasts signals over shortwaves and by phone at specific frequencies, which we use for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p>As the relative humidity is going to decrease (even plummet!) with the approach of winter, you may notice changes in the pitch of sounds produced by your instrument; they will go lower. Just give us a call, and &#8220;voi-la&#8221;, we&#8217;ll to get them back to pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to helping you out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s back-to-school time, an intense period for piano technicians, leaving little time for blog posts. I want to quickly inform you that the phone&#8217;s pitch includes an almost perfect &#8220;A 440Hz&#8221; (at least here in Canada). 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