I figured it would be higher due to the radically different season. I decided to go ahead and tune it anyway (because she asked me to do it now), but I floated the pitch high so that it will settle back for the fall and winter. This piano gets played only by the visiting little granddaughter, and I don't think she'd spend the $$ for a D-C system. BTW, I didn't charge anything extra for the pitch-lower, mainly because I didn't feel like penalizing an acquaintance for actually tuning her piano more than once/year (instead of the usual once/5-10 years), plus she's an acquaintance. When she calls again, depending on the season, I'll suggest tunings in the spring and/or fall. Rozan Brown Madison, WI John Ross wrote: > It is higher because of the higher humidity. > Those that use a cents per $ figure would make a fortune around here. > Just tune it each season. In Sept it can be 30c sharp, and in Jan it will be > 30c low. (Just above the break) > That is why I tell my customers, (rural) just once a year, when the heat is > on.
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