Hi Sid, This has been covered in the archives. Thank goodness we can search them from ptg.org. A brief answer is yes humidity does affect inharmonicity because the string is influenced by the soundboard, so changes of any kind to the board affect tuning. At 10:09 AM 12/23/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tom Servinsky" > >>...Without a doubt, humidity degrees >> will affect the outcome of a tuning. ... > >> Humidity changes in the piano yield different results. ... > >Tom, > >This is a new area for me. Can you explain further? Is it that humidity >has an effect on inharmonicity? Are we dealing with the effect of relative >humidity of the air and/or moisture content in the piano? > >thanks, >sb > > 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 mailto:drpt@sk.sympatico.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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