Seasonal pitch change:

[David Andersen]

Brilliant, simple, makes sense, and completely expands and clarifies  
my understanding. Great job, David.  Wish we'd had much more time to  
hang out in San Fran. You are a crucial resource, dude. Thanks.
David A.



On Mar 10, 2007, at 6:40 AM, David Love wrote:
> The lower the tension in a given string the greater the change in  
> pitch for
> a given change in length.  Since the lowest tension tends to be in  
> the low
> tenor, that is where the largest change in pitch generally is.  The  
> bass
> section is usually the highest string tension and therefore changes  
> the
> least.  On many pianos the scale tensions also drop in the upper  
> treble.
> Scales that are designed with more equal tension through the piano  
> will tend
> to go out of tune more evenly.

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