Barb If the piano is to be used as a solo instrument, then?I would try my best to have it "perfect". But if all it's being used for is as one of the instruments in?the band, or to accompany the chorus, I wouldn't worry too much about it. 99.9% of the people, including the directors, are not going to hear the slight imperfections in the piano, even if it's a couple of cents above or below pitch. Don't forget, all the percussion instruments are pitched at A442 anyway. So why not the piano? Wim -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Richmond <piano57 at comcast.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 2:13 pm Subject: [pianotech] How long to wait to tune... Hi, ? I provide much of the tuning service for the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Conference--you know, one of those state-wide high school extravaganzas?.? The big concert is held in the arena (ice) and the piano has to be ready by 6 a.m. Saturday morning.? In the past, the piano was delivered on Thursday, I'd tune it on Friday afternoon and then go in early on Saturday to do any necessary touch up.? Well.....this year the venue won't allow the piano to be delivered until noon on Friday.? Crud.? This was always an easy gig--if you think tuning is easy in a very chilly loading area that smells like garbage and has?gargantuan blowers going.? Actually, it always worked out well. ? I believe the piano is spending the night in the truck (temp tonight 11 degrees).? I would estimate the temperature?at the arena?to be around?60 degrees.? ? I suppose I would be spinning my wheels if I tried tuning 6,?7 or 8?hours after delivery.? Please correct me if I'm wrong!? Otherwise, it looks like a?4:00 a.m. tuning Saturday morning.? Bleh... ? Thanks for your opinions, ? Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, Illinois ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090129/6d4f7ef1/attachment.html>
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