frequent tuning - floating pitch? was tuning

[James Grebe]

I tune at A-440 every time, regardless of how soon the last tuning was on 
frequently tuned pianos.  That is the idea of so frequent tuning that they 
be right on everytime and all the time.
James
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Kanter" <jkanter@rollingball.com>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:22 AM
Subject: frequent tuning - floating pitch? was tuning


>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?
>
>
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> Jason Kanter . jkanter@rollingball.com
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> 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:
>
> 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
>
>
>