tuning pianos in Florida

[Farrell]

Yes, as we are well north of the equator, the day do indeed get shorter in the winter. However, not to the degree you folks up north experience. Today (or about) is the winter solstice - the shortest day of the year - sunrise is at 7:16 AM and sunset is at 5:38 PM. I have been walking my dogs in the evening lately and usually leave at 5:15 and walk 45 minutes - it's definitely getting dark, but there is still some light when I get home about 6:00 PM.

Near Tampa, I am at 27.9 degrees north latitude. Seattle, which is central N-S in Washington is at 47.6 degrees north latitude. So you folks get about twice the summer/winter extremes (sunset/sunrise) that we experience down here in Florida.

So yes, we get the same effect, just not as severe (including temperature!).

Terry Farrell
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Marshall Gisondi 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:16 PM
  Subject: tuning pianos in Florida


  Hi Terry,
  I bet it's great being down in Florida this time of year with the warm weather, but I'm curious.  Here in Washington state and back East where I'm from originally, it starts getting dark around 5ish in the winter before today when our day light starts returning.  do you guys in Florida experience the same scenario with the days growing shorter than longer?  Are you far enough south where this doesn't occur, or does it get dark early in Florida as well?  
  Marshall

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