[pianotech] Tuning instability

[Dean May]

David Love: Were the notes *wildly* out after you tuned it or someone else
tuned it?  Have you actually tuned it yet?

 

 

I tuned it once about 12 years ago. It was bad then but I neglected to spot
this problem. I just chalked it up to being a long time since it was tuned.
Husband called me out before Christmas, he wanted to fix piano up for his
wife. She still plays it, but they haven't had it tuned because they were
disappointed at how quickly it went out. I initially assumed loose pins
because I wouldn't have expected the notes to be that wild, even after 12
years. 

 

I am using the Schaff Coil-Setter Tightener (cat #171) to push the beckets
in tight. Pitch is dropping from 20-300 cents. It will still be ugly but I
am confident that this plus a rigorous tuning schedule will get it
stablized. It's worked for me before. The last time I did it was on a poorly
restrung 7' Kawai. Owner was not happy with the tuning stability and called
me out. We installed complete DampChaser w/undercover and I tightened up the
beckets and piano became very stable. He has been my regular customer since.


Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 9:45 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning instability

 

Were the notes *wildly* out after you tuned it or someone else tuned it?
Have you actually tuned it yet?

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Dean May
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 7:52 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Tuning instability

 

Customer complained about tuning instability. Notes were wildly out, but
pins were snug. I think I found the problem. 

Dean

Dean W May                (812) 235-5272 voice and text 

PianoRebuilders.com    (888) DEAN-MAY        

Terre Haute IN 47802

From: Dean May [mailto:deanwmay at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 10:47 PM
To: Dean May
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