[CAUT] It's sooo nasty humid!

[Kent Swafford]

Here we have wide swings between humid and dry, but we have long periods of relative stability at both extremes. The moderate weather last for days, the extremes last for months. Tuning at the far ends of the climatic range is the only option here. We minimize pitch changes by floating the pitch so that it oscillates equally on either side of 440; well, OK, we may favor sharp somewhat.

Kent


On Aug 11, 2010, at 8:36 PM, tannertuner wrote:

> More temporary at some times of the year than others. When schools can only afford to have pianos tuned once or twice a year, it makes NO sense to tune them at the times of year when they are at the far opposing ends of the climactic range. They're NEVER in tune then, because you're always doing large pitch corrections, which by nature will render a piano back out of tune in a few days.
> Jeff
> 
> --- On Wed, 8/11/10, Shawn Hansen <kayceemusic at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Shawn Hansen <kayceemusic at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] It's sooo nasty humid!
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 8:25 PM
> 
> Sometimes I just don't think it matters when you tune a piano.  If there were special times to do it, then we would all be VERY busy for the 1 or 2 weeks it is just right to tune.  
> 
> Tuning is never a waste, but is always temporary.
> 
> Shawn
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Kent Swafford <kswafford at gmail.com> wrote:
> That may be true in some places, but it is absolutely not the case here.
> 
> Kent
> 
> 
> On Aug 11, 2010, at 5:49 PM, tannertuner wrote:
> 
>> It makes more sense to do all bulk university work in Fall and Spring. It makes NO sense to do any bulk tuning in summer and winter, but especially before semesters begin. Big waste of time and money.
>> Jeff Tanner
>> 
>> --- On Wed, 8/11/10, Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> 
>> I try to voice and regulate in the 'off' seasons of Fall and Spring. preferably Fall.
>> -- 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Jon Page
> 
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> -- 
> Shawn Hansen RPT
> certified piano technician
> 816.896.4047

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