This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I'm just curious what others do in these situations - not so much from a = business standpoint, but rather from a technical standpoint. You had at = least one note at +41 cents, and you ended up with the whole piano at = about +24 cents. I take it the +24 cents level was close to an average = deviation from standard pitch - so as to make your pitch adjustments = minimal? Let's assume here your situation was what we all commonly run = into: bass was about +10 cents, tenor about +41 cents, treble around +30 = cents, and high treble somewhere in the +15 cents neighborhood. I would = take a piano like that and shoot for a final pitch of +24 cents. You did = two passes. Did you calculate/estimate pitch offsets during your first = pass targeting a final pitch of +24 cents? And then was your last pass = started with everything no more than 2 cents sharp or flat? Or how = did/would you go about it? I find that often these irregular pitch deviations can be quite = challenging to hit your target pitch accurately. Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Billbrpt@AOL.COM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 5:55 AM Subject: Re: Stupefying Pitch Volatility List,=20 More of the same: Today I tuned an 1899 Shiller upright, all = original, even the bridal straps but in good shape. It was a 3/4 plate, = open faced pinblock design. It is a *fixture* in this old house on the = *organic, whole earth* side of town where there is no air conditioning = and only a few blocks from the lake.=20 Air conditioning or not, this is the time of year where temperatures = are moderate, there is lots of rain and windows are open all day and = left slightly open at night. When the temperature goes down at night, = the air quickly reaches its dewpoint. Areas of fog (100% humidity) are = common. This is unfortunate because people want to use their pianos and = want them tuned but it will only be a matter of weeks until sharply = colder weather comes on, the heat goes on and 60% indoor humidity = plummits to 30%.=20 With an admirable record of service, the old Shiller upright's A4 = stood on September 27th at +41 cents. I mercifully evened out the pitch = in a 2 pass tuning at +24 cents. No, I didn't *fully inform* the = customers who asked me to leave the bill, they were going for a bicycle = ride around the lake. I left the bill which charged for "Piano Tuning", = my usual, going rate which is the highest in the area. I didn't look to = see if the plate was cracked although I didn't see any cracks in the = plate when I adjusted the damper pedal.=20 Bill Bremmer RPT=20 Madison, Wisconsin=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/05/ec/0d/4c/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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