Hi Ed, Any chance of a picture of this plastic device? At 02:45 PM 3/2/2005 -0500, you wrote: >Michelle- > >Above all, you don't want the piano's temperature to change while you're >tuning. > >If the temperature changes _after_ you have tuned, the piano will (more or >less) self-correct as the plate temperature equalizes. > >But if the temperature is changing while you're tuning, you ain't got a >chance. (Such as opening a cold piano when the heat is just coming on. > >So...... >Go to the hardware store and get a "plastic storm window" - a sheet of >flexible plastic shrink wrap (ask at the store if you don't know what this >is). Open the lid flap, pull the music desk, and quickly cover the open >front end with the plastic sheet. Move and tuck the sheet around to get >access to the section of pins you need, and reach under to move the mutes. > >Close the lid as soon as you are done! > >Your tuning will be in tune with itself, and after the piano has adjusted >to whatever temperature change happens, it will be in tune with itself >again, though not dead on to 440Hz. > >(Credit for this goes to Bill Clayton RPT, who tunes lots of church pianos.) > >Ed Sutton > > >> [Original Message] >> From: michelle stranges <stranges@Oswego.EDU> >> To: caut list <caut@ptg.org> >> Date: 3/2/2005 10:16:38 AM >> Subject: [CAUT] :( Greetings from friendly neighborhood upstate New York >Igloo >> >> >> Hey people.. >> >> This may start out as a vent -and I appologize for that- but in the end >> it'll turn out to be a question you brainiack/piano gods can answer. >> >> AHEM!! >> >> :( >> >> Because I work at a State school we have no money. >> >> " " " " " " " I " " ". >> >> " we " " " " " we " " recital hall. >> >> :( >> >> Sooooo- we have recitals in other places that take pity on us. >> >> (OK- I *think* I'm done venting..) >> >> >> There's a recital in a church on Friday.. and they asked me whether or >not >> I wanted the heat turned on. >> >> ***THEY TOLD ME THE ROOM IS 55 DEGREES*** >> >> I am a girl. >> I am *always* cold.. >> >> Oh- uhhhhh about the piana in there.. >> >> I have a tuning time scheduled DAY OF recital. >> >> They SAY they usually turn on the heat and hour before recital time. >> >> I am thinking they should just stick to this and I'll tune with my darned >> coat on and whatever happens to my beautiful tuning right before the >> concert- well- at that point- frankly my dears, I don't give a damn. >> >> :( >> >> HOWEVER- the group wants to rehearse day before??.. >> They will want heat on- I'm sure... wouldn't YOU? >> >> At this point I don't CARE what they do.. >> >> But I said to church - just leave it off completely, I'll come in and >tune >> and then you can turn it on right before concert time to remove icecubes >> from the chairs and piano strings.. well I didn't say *that*, but I >> relented to having the heat off completely until right before concert >time. >> >> Is this the right thing? >> >> Should I have said- PLEASE turn it on Thursday night (for rehearsal) and >> LEAVE IT ON for us? >> (Spend all your money to make us comfy?) >> >> I'm thinking that the room should stay where it's been until other human >> beings enter for a recital and have the impression that it's ALWAYS this >> nice, warm and cozy in there. >> >> Poor piano. >> (Moody Steinway B) >> >> >> Thanx in advance- >> >> :o >> Michelle >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - Release Date: 3/1/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.7 - Release Date: 3/1/2005
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