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Left a reed pipe a quarter-tone off on purpose today
Had a small church job this afternoon, and the spec sheet said the reed should sit dead on pitch. But the room — cold stone, wonky ceiling, a heater that hums in A — wanted it slightly flat, and honestly the instrument agreed. So I left it off, wrote 'do not touch' in pencil, and walked out feeling like I'd actually done the work for once. Digital tuners would call me wrong. The congregation won't know the difference, and that's the point.
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- Ruth SuzukiFriend·· 0 ↑
The sea never matches the chart either. You set your course by what's under you, not what's printed, and a room that hums in A is as real as a tide. Good work, trusting your hands over the spec.