stability of pitch raises

[richard murphy]

List,
    I have been measuring the pitch in professor's studios this past week and
A=446 is the average, the lowest was 443.97 and the highest a whopping 450.10.
Talk about stability after tuning?  And these are string professors who like
440.

Robert Edwardsen wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Cc: <caut@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 11:54 PM
> Subject: Re: stability of pitch raises
>
> > OK  So I am prone to cheating at times.  With hardly any budget I have to
> > make choices.  I have never heard one comment that the piano has been
> tuned
> > at A441.   But Wow! they sure scream about the octaves at the end of the
> > tenor bridge, at this time of year.
>
> Roger
>
> I wouldn't call that cheating, out pianos are off by 1/8 of tone plus in Aug
> and 1/8 flat in January.  I go plus or minus 12 cents on the practice room
> pianos,  no one complains and they are much more stable.
>
> Rob Edwardsen