This list is such a wonderful thing. Terry, your comments as one who also tunes on cruise ships, carry a huge amount of weight. Ted, do what I've done many times in the past, use Terry's comments and others in your communication with the cruise people. It is normative for pianos in the bars to go out more than the other pianos on the ship. It has nothing to do with your tuning. When you tell people that you've communicated with other top tuners around the country who also tune cruise ships who have identical experiences it gives you credibility. Having said that, go ahead and check the things mentioned. Make sure there is no vent blowing on the piano or it's not in some drafty place. And duplicate the environment before you tune: make sure all the lights are up that are normally on during use for at least an hour or two before you start. Dean Dean W May (812) 235-5272 PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY Terre Haute IN 47802 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Farrell Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 9:40 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] PIANO BAR TUNING Good point Bruce - spotlights. The environment is otherwise very stable on these ships, but yes, the piano bar pianos are surrounded by the spotlights - and the do get hot. That may be the major reason I observe these pianos drifting more than the others on the boat. The daily on-and-off heat would sure be a likely culpret. And yeah, lot's of "Rock & Roll" - I mean not much Ozzy, but at least "Piano Man" and Three Dog Night (whew, is that really "Rock & Roll"?). Terry Farrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100213/45a909a5/attachment-0001.htm>
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