Charly It depends how "new" the piano is. Right out of the crate means a tuning immediately, then in two to three weeks, followed in another month. If it is pulled from another branch store, it may need nothing for a couple of weeks, then tuned or touched up. The biggest factor for us is the weather changes-like this week we had temps in the high 60's and humidity 50% +. Now we have light snow and the temps will only reach the high 20's. On goes the heat- out goes the pianos ( job security). Paul Chick Plainview MN ----- Original Message ----- From: Charly Tuner <charly_tuner@hotmail.com> To: <Pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 2:58 PM Subject: Stable Floor tunings? > For any/all floor tuners on the list: About how often do you find the need > to re-tune, or at least "touch-up" a previous tuning...if the piano is still > there,(in the store) and has not yet sold, of course? The store where i work > is very large, with 3 floors of pianos, and several studios on each. We have > no humidity control, and the temperature does drop quite a bit overnight. > Also, in some areas of the store, sunlight streams in for a good while. So, > I find that I may have to go over a piano after a month, or even less, > depending on where it's located in the store, and of course the quality is a > factor. The vast majority of our stock is new, so of course, new piano wire > stretches, so it will need more frequent tunings initially. Just wondered > what other floor tuners have to say about the frequency of tuning store > pianos...especially if the same piano(s) are still on the floor a few weeks > or even longer, AFTER you first tune it. Thanks > > TErry > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >
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