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

[Farrell]

I think sometimes older piano are underestimated with regard to tuning at
standard pitch. Of the 50 or more old uprights from new clients (so I am
tuning them for my first time) I tune each year, I only leave one or two
below A440. I would estimate that in 95% plus cases, no strings are broken.

Just food for thought.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Greene" <greeneguy@mindspring.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: Pitch Raising to A440.......Or Not?


> 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
ime.  --David
> > Nereson, RPT, Denver
> > >
> >
>