Hi Rook, I would suggest that ladies look better in skirts. Fabricate a nearly floor length "curtain" out of a vapour proof material so that the humidity control systems are working on the pianos and not the environment. I also suggest using *one* humidistat for both systems and running cords between them. I have had situations where using 2 humidistats caused the DC units to "fight" one another. Are the hammers hard? If so softening them will give a "wider" acceptable unison. At 08:51 AM 11/20/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Good Morning. > >There are 2 Baldwin "R"'s in a restaurant that I have been trying to >maintain as a customer..frankly, I am getting frustrated with the complaints >that they won't stay in tune. > >I have: > >seated all strings. >beat the heck out of all strings while tuning. >added DC to both. >tried to educate the player..some people just don't want to listen or hear >what's being said..he is not a 'hard' player. > >..still the same complaints..one piano is being played 6 nights a week while >the other is used sparingly..it is the complaint that Piano#1 goes out of >tune within a week of me being there and Piano#2 lasts 2 weeks..now please >understand that 'out of tune' means, to this person, that some unisons are >starting to drift. > >Both pianos are scheduled to be tuned every 2 months. > >The restaurant's climate is not ideal, and that is why I suggested the DC >for both..but it doesn't seem to be adding any stability to my work. > >I have questioned my own 'technique'..but only with this customer, which >makes me think that it's not my technique preventing these pianos from >staying in tune since I don't have this complaint with any other customers >that tune as frequently as this one does. > >Does anyone have a suggestion for improved stability, based on what's been >said here? > >At wits end, >Rook > > > > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.xoasis.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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