We buy and sell and rebuild and sell from our basement shop, and see lots of conditions. What's fascinating is to hear a piano just after delivery. AWWfull!! And we usually tune the day before delivery. Give it time to even our the temp, and it comes back that same day. Then wait, in a couple days it goes crazy again, the woods are now reacting. A few days later and it evens out a bit. Just a bit. Two - three weeks and your tuning should hold OK, barring any violently changing weather, such as the kind we have in North America. What I have also found fascinating is string setting techniques. Wow, what a difference in achieving an early stability when you take all the bends out of the strings. Plus the tone is clearer, stronger, and sustains better. A very good use of your time. Roger Hayden, RPT Clarks Summit, PA
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