[pianotech] Piano not in tune with keyboard

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Also consider if the piano was moved to a performance area for a concert.
Our local high school moved their piano to the gym and back. Don't know how much of the vacation
the piano spent in the gym, but the piano was 40C flat in the tenor when I tuned it last Saturday in the choir room.
Bass only 3C flat C88 right on. 
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Matthew Todd 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:14 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Piano not in tune with keyboard


        That is a good perspective Dean, and I will stick with it.

        You are right too.  I just thought of Christmas break, and how the room was empty for that duration.

        I tuned the piano Dec. 9th, so school was still in session about a week or two before break.  Should I ask if he had any problems during that period before Christmas break, or not even go there?


        TODD PIANO WORKS 
        Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
        (979) 248-9578
          
        http://www.toddpianoworks.com


        --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> wrote:

          From: Dean May <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>
          Subject: Re: [pianotech] Piano not in tune with keyboard
          To: pianotech at ptg.org
          Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 11:07 PM


          Many schools really lower the heat over Christmas break. Some of the newer schools also severely drop the temperature every night.  If the piano has no humidity control system then it will see a pretty severe pitch swing through the winter months. 



          If it’s a few unisons out a month after its tuned, then you can take ownership of that problem. If the pitch has dropped, it is a humidity problem and the ownership is theirs. As a tuner you cannot guarantee pitch stability, especially after a month’s exposure to a severe environment. 



          Dean

          Dean May              cell 812.239.3359 

          PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

          Terre Haute IN   47802




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          From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Todd
          Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:44 PM
          To: pianotech at ptg.org
          Subject: [pianotech] Piano not in tune with keyboard



                I tuned a piano in a school choir room about a month ago.  I will be going back there next week to respond to a call back.



                The school just recently purchased a new electronic synthesizer and the choir teacher said the piano that I tuned doesn't match the synthesizer.  I suppose a drop in pitch is possible, and when I go back, I will be checking the pitch of the piano AND the synthesizer.



                I was just curious as to how many of you experienced something similar, and what to do about it.  I am just concerned that if the pitch truly does not match the synthesizer, that I may have to re-tune the piano to the synthesizer.



                Please help, thanks.

                TODD PIANO WORKS 
                Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
                (979) 248-9578

                  

                http://www.toddpianoworks.com
               


       
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