tuning pianos in Florida

[Tom Servinsky]

Quite the oppososite. Northeast winds causes 4-10 ft waves at this time of 
year. Of course that's the Atlantic side not the Gulf side.
Tom Servinsky
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: tuning pianos in Florida


> 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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