Pitch Raising to A440.......Or Not?

[Patrick Greene]

Right now, I am seeing lots of old uprights.  If I raised them all the way
up to pitch, I would be breaking strings left and right....
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Nereson <dnereson@dimensional.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Pitch Raising to A440.......Or Not?


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 4:36 PM
> Subject: Pitch Raising to A440.......Or Not?
>
>
> > I do a lot of pitch raises. Many are significant - 30 cents to 150
cents.
> > These are pianos whose owner do not have the need of exactly A440. The
> last
> > few I have raised to A441 or A442 - figuring this will help speed
> stability
> > at A440. I have not heard of others doing this. So I must be doing
> something
> > wrong!  ;-)
> >
> > Waddaya'll think of such a thing to do?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
>
> If a piano is way flat and they don't necessarily need it at 440, yes,
I'll
> raise it sharp, especially if it's summer (the heat will come on in a few
> months, drying out the board, reducing crown and letting it go flat).  Or
if
> they're the types that have it tuned only every few years, I'll leave it
> sharp so it won't need quite as drastic a pitch raise next time.  --David
> Nereson, RPT, Denver
> >
>