Dearest Terry and list No, it was just like the Amazon in there, and the only other instances I´ve encountered this are in such humid conditions, well, and in Rippen pianos. Although the pitch was in A 440, if taken out of these surroundings, the piano would sink down in pitch like a parachuteless elephant, due to excessive humidity contents (trying to be scientific here) of the sound board resulting in decreased lateral pressure (right?) on the strings via le bridge. So, would this therefore be natural? Do you not tell customers that even if the piano only needs one tuning, that the environment it´s in is "unnatural" for a piano and should at best be altered, even if the involved changes would result in the inclusion of another round of tuning in a certain period of time? And what if it had roaches, Terry ? Regards, Kristinn Leifsson, Reykjavík, Iceland P.S. Roaches are not really a part of our fauna, although those critters can survive anything (see http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_025.html for scientific analysis on roach survivability in extreme radiation) At 21:11 31.8.2000 -0400, you wrote: >Are you asking about the HIGHest pitch related to extreme humidity, or are >are you talking about the HIGHest pitch for other adverse/extreme >conditions............such as 15 large pot plants? Were there any roaches >inside the piano? > >Terry Farrell >Piano Tuning & Service >Tampa, Florida >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kristinn Leifsson" <istuner@islandia.is> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 7:52 PM >Subject: Extreme humidity > > > > I tuned a piano today that hadn´t been tuned for 10 years. > > It was practically at A 440! > > Many ligaments (I like that) were swollen and stiff. Well, I would be > > swollen and stiff if I was made of wood and felt and lived less than 3 > > meters from 15 large pot plants, duh! > > > > How much does the sound board have to swell in order for this to happen, > > and what is the highest pitch on a piano that you have encountered due > > to such adverse conditions? > > > > Note : I will be expecting scientifically researched answers only ;) > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kristinn Leifsson, > > Reykjavík, Iceland > > > > > > P.S. For those of you still interested in "ze zcientific mezod" Czech ziz > > oot! > > > > http://www.twinkiesproject.com/ > > > >
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