This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I think this might be m problem with speed in tuning. As I'm learning = this awesome trade, I'm finding that I need to raise pitch on any = practice piano. For some reason, I feel like I'm doing less quality = work etc if I were to leave it flat or sharp, flat in most cases. It's = a perfectionist thing. I feel as if it's not a440, I'm doing a poor job = and m ycollegues with more experience are saying, "it's not a440." So = how do I just tune for the sake of tuning and gaining experience without = the necessity to match it to a440? =20 Marshall ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Formsma=20 To: 'Pianotech List'=20 Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:16 AM Subject: RE: frequent tuning - floating pitch? was tuning Jason, =20 I float the pitch all the time. Stability is my goal rather than = having the piano "dead-on" A440 all the time. =20 Here's the typical scenario.it's winter now and the piano is 4-5 cents = flat in the bass, -12 in the tenor, and -5 in the treble. So, I do a = one-pass tuning to A439. This way, in the summer, things will be a bit = sharp of A440. If you pitch correct all the time, the piano is not as = stable. In the summer, when the piano is sharp, I'll tune to A440 or = A441, whichever will give the best stability. =20 Now, if the piano is in a church that uses other instruments, it gets = tuned to A440. However, in certain less "critical" situations, I'll get = within 2 cents of A440 depending on the season. Most people don't ever = notice that difference. Again, the goal is stability rather than being = at A440 all the time. =20 From the perspective of most customers, they want a piano in tune with = itself, and don't really care if it's at A439 or A441. They do care = about paying extra for pitch corrections every season to have it right = at A440. If I see other instruments like a guitar or violin near the = piano, I'll ask the customer's preference first. Yes, I do offer DC = systems. =20 John Formsma =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of Jason Kanter Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:22 AM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: frequent tuning - floating pitch? was tuning =20 I imagine that if you "recently" tuned the piano (last week or last = month or two months ago) and now it's still "in tune" but a couple of = cents sharp, you tune it where it lies? That makes it a half-hour tuning = instead of an hour and a half, and the following week (or month or = couple of months) you again tune it where it lies, and within six = months, when you have the couple of hours, you bring it all to 440 = again. Yes? Or do you keep adjusting it to 440 every time? Or sell = Dampp-chasers? =20 || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| ||=20 Jason Kanter . jkanter@rollingball.com Piano tuning, regulation, repair Serving Seattle and the San Juans 425.830.1561 =20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On = Behalf Of PJR Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 5:16 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: tuning I tune cruise ship pianos once a week. On them you have the problem = of rocking, vibrations, salt air, hard players and continuous playing = (mechanisms). Comes down to the fact that you tune a whenever it needs = it. Phil Ryan Miami Beach pianotune05 wrote:=20 Hi everyone, How often is too often to tune a piano? I typically see twice a year, = or even every three months. Is anything less than that necessary such = as once a month or even once a week which I 've heard of? Marshall =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2a/33/f4/e5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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