tuning pianos in Florida

[David Ilvedson]

I'll bet the waters are really still this time of the year...;-]   I grew up in North Dakota and well remember Winter...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "paul bruesch" <paul at bruesch.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 12/21/2007 7:37:28 PM
Subject: Re: tuning pianos in Florida


>Where I am in Minnesota, I'm at 45 Degrees North Latitude. Today
>sunrise was at 7:46am and sunset was 4:32pm, so we got about 1.5 hours
>less daytime here than in Tampa.  I'm not certain, but I'd bet that on
>summer solstice we get 1.5 hours more than Tampa.

>Paul Bruesch
>Stillwater, MN
>(-92.8156 west longitude, 45.0657 north latitude)

>On 12/21/07, Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Marshall    Gisondi
>> 360-859-3375
>> pianotune05 at hotmail.com
>> "I can do all things    through Christ who gives me strength." Phil. 4:13.
>> There is no such    thing as the word "can't"
>>
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