Hi Ron, I've long been floating non humidity controlled pianos on the basis of the first wound string in the bass--when humidity is high, and at A4 when it is low. It seems to provide a "closer to A440" most of the time to take this approach. At 11:18 AM 8/29/02 -0500, you wrote: > > >I've been back and forth on pitch floating over the years. Float to what, >that's the question.... Yes, the longest plainwires are now at +35 cents, >but the bass strings are mostly at pitch. So, pull the wound strings up, or >the plainwire down, or go for somewhere in between? Which strings take the >moving better? Where will each section be in 6 months? <snip> >I don't think that floating helps the octaves match any better through the >big shifts, and Don has documented the unison mismatch that happens without >humidity control. > >The only other thing I've tried for limited tuning budgets for the practice >rooms is to stagger the tuning schedule throughout the seasons, with the >hopes that there is always some pianos to be found tuned, and at pitch. It >also relieves the tuning marathon madness of this time of year. Otherwise, >with them all on the same schedule, they sound good for a while, all drift >to yuck, then sound good, drift to yuck, etc..(rinse and repeat) > >Ron Koval >Concordia U. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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