Floating pitch

[Otto Keyes]

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Run of the mill tuning, usually faster -- the ship rises with the tide, =
no matter the size of the anchor, or where they built the A-440 dock.  =
Critical stuff takes time, but a good tuning & then short, frequent =
checks to knock off the high spots will save you time in the long run.

Otto

Piano Technician
University of Idaho
208-885-7918
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: David Ilvedson=20
  To: caut@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 10:49 PM
  Subject: Re: Floating pitch


  Wim,

  If you are going to change the pitch any real amount...3 cents or =
more...you really need to go through the piano twice.  Do you?  If you =
are bringing the piano to pitch in one shot and pleased with yourself =
that your keeping it at pitch, I wouldn't bet on the stability...I =
definitely float the pitch up to 4 cents either direction.=20

  That being said, do any of you CAUT techs find you can get more =
accomplished by quicker/speed tunings more often or careful tunings less =
often?

  David I.









  ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
  From: <Wimblees@aol.com>
  To: <caut@ptg.org>
  Received: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:44:40 EDT
  Subject: Re: Floating pitch


  In a message dated 8/28/02 2:17:31 PM Central Daylight Time, =
kswafford@earthlink.net writes:=20




    Here David has finally tried a technique that results in measurably =
better,=20
    more stable tunings, and you, just in your 2nd year as a CAUT, try =
to=20
    introduce doubts. Shame on you, Wim. Pitch floating makes sense; =
hold out as=20
    long as you like, but you're going to like it when you finally try =
it!  :)=20

    Congratulations, David. Hang in there.=20

    Kent Swafford=20




  Kent=20

  It's not in my 1 + years as a CAUT that I have had this philosophy. I =
have always maintained that pianos should be tuned to the correct pitch. =
In my opinion, that is what we are paid to do. I know it's more work, =
but I'm sorry you guys, I just can't j

  Isn't that what we spent a lot of time discussing last spring, how =
much our workload is effected by humidity controls, (or rather the lack =
of it). If we maintain that poor humidity and temperature control is =
effecting how much work we do, and then com

  Now, I realize that for those of you who get paid a set fee by the =
piano, you want to get through as quickly as possible. Otherwise, as =
David pointed out, he winds up doing more work for less pay. I don't =
know the answer for that, other than negotiate

  As usual, I am probably all alone with this thinking. But that's my =
story, and I'm sticking to it.  :)=20

  Wim=20

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