Hi John, Next time ask a "non-piano major". They tell you more in 5 seconds than any ten of the piano students. At 06:12 PM 1/15/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Hi List, > >Beware, this is tongue in cheek. > >I am nearing the end of my "January tunings", at the Music School, in >a local University. (Small, 35 pianos) >Yesterday, I forgot to note the practise room, I had finished at, so I >went to the area, I thought I had finished. I knocked on the door, and >asked the student, "has that piano been tuned?", she said I don't >know. The same at the next room, a guy this time. >Now we are talking, of pianos, that are away, out of tune, they were >tuned last, in September, with the humidity, in the high 60's. The >humidity now is in the 20's. They were low, by 10-30c, depending on >which part of the scale. >I hear all the time, about people worrying about 1 or 2 cents, and >these music students, can't even tell, when it is 10-30c out. >I am not saying, we should lower our standards, but I am wondering, if >it is worth it. After all, how long does it stay, exactly in tune. >Regards, >John M. Ross >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada >jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.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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