One more tuning question...

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

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Julia,=20
I would ask you this question. Let's assume you end your tuning with the =
piano on A=3D440. Tomorrow the weather changes a bit and the humidity =
goes up. Where is you tuning at the end of the day or the third day =
after you tuned? If you are aware of season changes and how they will =
affect the piano it is only good practice in my opinion to "float" the =
pitch in some cases. For example leave it slightly low if you know it's =
going to go sharp in a few weeks. Over all the customer ends up with a =
piano that's closer to A=3D440 for a longer time. I'm sure there maybe a =
few customers, performers, even tuners, that can tell the piano is not =
A=3D440, most can not without a fork, tone, ETD. I weekly find fine =
artists  playing with a 20 cent flat or sharp piano and not having the =
least idea it sharp or flat. There is no reason you can't explain what =
you are doing to the customer and why it will keep the piano closer to =
440.=20
The pianos that I tune on a two month basis I will end the tunings at =
A=3D440 during the same season.  Unless I'm tuning just before the heat =
come on or summer and the air is about to start, then I will think of =
allowing a small amount of pitch "Float".  Rich

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  From: Alpha88x@aol.com=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 8:36 AM
  Subject: One more tuning question...


  Greetings,=20

              Is one way of doing business for some tuners to just tune =
the piano "where it is"? In other words, they check the A and if its =
close enough (or even if its not close to 440 ) just tune the piano so =
that it is in tune with itself???

             And even going further, If they have a regular client, such =
as a church, to do the above mentioned thing, cleaning up unisons (so as =
to do a "bang-up" tuning) and then, on every 4th tuning or so pull it =
back up to A440 or alittle above, so they are set up to repeat the whole =
process, thereby saving themselves some time on intermittent tunings, =
yet leaving the customer believing that they are receiving an A440 =
tuning each and every time...when they aren't receiving a true tuning =
(as far as proper pitch goes) each and every time??

              Not that I would do such a thing in my practice. I do not =
condone it either. I think it is dishonest. My question is do some =
tooners do this?? is it possible?=20
     =20

  Julia=20
  Reading, PA

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