[CAUT] piano storage room

[Jeff Tanner]

We had a similar situation at USC. Overflow recital space had a Baldwin 
SF-10 in a closet storage room off stage in a 250-300 seat lecture hall. 
Was used once a year, and never needed tuning.  We moved it to where it 
would get more use, no closet, etc., and it wouldn't stay in tune a week.
Tanner

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cy Shuster" <cy at shusterpiano.com>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] piano storage room


>I tuned for a piano concerto performed at a large high school in  southwest 
>Virginia.  They had a "B" at least 40 years old, and I was  expecting the 
>worst (I was tuning for the concert series, but didn't  maintain this 
>piano).  Summers are humid, and winters are cold.
>
> They had a locked windowless storage room in the wings, with no HVAC  at 
> all in it, where it was kept most of the time.  To my surprise, it  was in 
> good shape.  I think there's a great benefit in being out of  the 
> constantly changing airflow of institutional buildings.
>
> --Cy--
>
> Cy Shuster, RPT
> ABQ, NM
> www.shusterpiano.com
>
>