On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:44:54 EDT JIMRPT@aol.com writes: > I guess I am just at a loss to understand how the question of > whether or not something is 'wrong'/'incorrect'/'improper' with the coil is even > raised IF the pitch drops dramatically after the coil is tapped...seems ex > post facto/a prori to me...but then what do I know? :-) Hi Jim - What you know has certainly not come into question from me! ;-) For the record, though, I thought the issue at hand was NOT whether or not the pitch drops dramatically after tapping sloppy coils (obviously it will, in almost all cases) but whether or not this does indeed truly translate into tuning stability for the customer who has lived with their piano for many years and whose tuning stability history is as good as the other pianos in my database. OK, maybe it only takes 5 minutes to tap the coils, say, but then a pitch raise becomes necessary that otherwise could've been avoided. That's cost to the customer. I would find it difficult, in that scenario, to convince them they would benefit directly by having a more stable piano if they paid me to make their coils tighter. THAT'S where the jury is out on permanent leave for me. Of course, they could come back in any time now with a verdict I could not have anticipated ;-) Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com
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