Grist for the Mill

[Farrell]

So are you suggesting that most pianos that you see once per year - or even 
every six months - need a pitch raise? Now being that we are talking about 
pianos going flat over time, let assume that we float the pitch when the 
piano is sharp due to seasonal environmental conditions.

Terry Farrell


>5 cents per year?  Quite conservative.  Happens all the time.  Tuned a 
>Kimball studio today, last tuned in 1994.  The worst note was 92 cents 
>flat, average 30 to 50 cents flat overall.  I would say 5 cents pitch drop 
>per year is quite conservative and happens very often in Missouri.
>
> Actually, pianos that get tuned on an annual basis, with no humidity 
> control often have a 10 to 20 cent pitch correction needed, and often 
> more.  You are living a sheltered life!  It would be nice to live in a 
> place where pianos stayed at the correct pitch.
>
> David Vanderhoofven
> Joplin, MO
>
> At 09:03 PM 5/11/2005, you wrote:
>>5 cents per year? Quite unreasonable. With only one exception, pianos that 
>>I tune regularly - at least once per year (and most only once per year) - 
>>never need a pitch raise - and if any were 5 cents flat, it would need a 
>>pitch raise. Two cents or less per year would be my estimate. Do you find 
>>pianos that have not been tuned for 10 years to be 50 cents flat? I find 
>>that it takes more like 25 or 30 years (or more) to go 50 cents flat.
>>
>>Terry Farrell
>
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