more on floating pitch

[Ron Nossaman]

Mike Spalding wrote:
> List,
> 
> I need to go back through the archives and see where all the proponents 
> of floating live and work.  Surely not in the temperate zones of North 
> America.  Today I tuned a Yamaha P22 at the local elementary school.  It 
> was last tuned in March, to A=440 at about 38%RH.  Piano pitch at 68% RH 
> today was:  A0 +0, A1 +3, A2 +5, A3 +18, A4 +12, A5 +24, A6 + 35, A7 
> +20.  No matter where I decide to set the pitch of this piano, it's 
> going to require a pitch correction.  Floating wouldn't save me any time 
> or effort, nor would it improve the stability of the piano.  This is the 
> norm for the upper midwest, and I suspect for much of the country.  
> Floating might work on the coast or in the desert, but not here.
> 
> Mike


Same here. Schools and churches all getting tuned. Last done 
in February at a typical RH% of 25-30, now a yard sharp at RH% 
of 65-75. Not a single one of them is interested in paying for 
pitch corrections, so they all get one pass, best shot. And as 
early as a month from now, the heat could well be on, driving 
them all flat again.

Wahoo.
Ron N