Tuning fluxuations

[Marcel Carey]

Hello Michelle,
 
The words of wisdom are:  Dampp Chaser.
 
By installing even just the dehumidifier rods with humidistat you
probably would prevent these inconveniences of pitch raising-lowering.
If the pitch varies this much, remember it is the soundboard swelling
and drying. On the long run, this is big trouble.
 
To answer your question, you probably could just lower the tenor to A-4.
Usually the tenor will move more. Also the first few notes of the
treble. If it was my piano, I'd probably tune it to the bass that
doesn't move much.
 
Just my 2 canadian pennies (worth almost 2 US cents) <G>
 
Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC

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De : pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] De la
part de Michelle Smith
Envoyé : 30 mai 2006 20:26
À : pianotech at ptg.org
Objet : Tuning fluxuations



Hello all.  Curiosity question for you.  I have a Steinway S here at the
house that was tuned to A440 in February.  We’ve since turned on the air
conditioner and the piano has gone sharp about 12 cents.  This wouldn’t
be a problem except that I have a flute student who can’t push her head
joint in any farther to be in tune with my piano.  I’m probably going to
retune the piano because I don’t think I can stand it any longer.   (I
hate to mess up an otherwise good tuning that was done by someone far
more experienced than myself.)

 

So my question is this.  When you come to a piano that is sharp this
time of year, do you try to lower the pitch to A440 knowing that it will
probably drop significantly when the heat is turned back on in the
winter?

 

Thanks for your words of wisdom.

 

Michelle Smith

Student Tuner

Bastrop, Texas

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