This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The school piano I service (from 2 times/year to 3 or 4 tunings depending of the place/instrument, plus other minor adjustments), are regularly pitched 438 Hz in winter for December and January, then they come back to 440 42 in the following months. Apart of performance instruments, I don't care anymore to maintain a pitch then, as it will be more near to 445 when in the summer days, and I float the pitch, leaving no more than 6 hz low, but I bring all these people back to 442 (standard pitch there) as soon as the spring tunings are done. That gives me 2 passes tuning more often than not but I can count on a low but stable instrument in the winter generally (sure extreme bass and treble are less moving but it is ok, as long as the tuning is not too much stretched in the extremes, the instruments goes from an under-stretched tuning in winter to a low stretch tuning the remaining. Some tune always in pure fifths (high stretch) and that leave more margin, but for some reason I am not found of that tone when it moves width seasonal changes... Best Regards. Isaac OLEG. Isaac OLEG Entertain et réparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 -----Message d'origine----- De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]De la part de Lance Lafargue Envoyé : samedi 8 février 2003 15:38 À : 'College and University Technicians' Objet : RE: pitch raise I agree w/you Otto. I got calls 3 weeks ago from frantic people (when it was VERY cold, RH %30's) and now it has warmed up a bit (RH 50%) and the pianos are only 2-4 cents flat and the customers say it improved a lot over the 3 weeks. I have several customers with Dampp-Chaser dehumidifiers (w/o the humidifiers) and the pianos only go way out if it gets very cold/dry(way below 42%), which is rare here. I have been tuning pianos about 4 cts flat here if already flat because of our high RH most of the year. I think the consensus has been to hover them around 440 anticipating the swing. 16cts flat is a lot, though, so either way, the piano will probably be out in the spring. Lance Lafargue, RPT Mandeville, LA New Orleans Chapter, PTG lancelafargue@bellsouth.net 985.72P.IANO -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Otto Keyes Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:13 AM To: College and University Technicians Subject: Re: pitch raise Bob, Not to open a can of worms on this list again, but the weather you have recently had has been unusual for your neck of the woods. Which is to say that it will probably revert to normal soon. If you measure the average pitch across the piano, you will probably find it is much closer than -16 cents. Particularly in the practice rooms, and under the abnormal conditions you've been experiencing, I'd let the pitch float just a bit. Otherwise, 2-4 weeks down the road when "normal" temp/humidity levels return, you'll be in the same boat on the other side of the scale. Everybody will be howling for tunings, no budget will be left, the admin. will not be happy, & you may end up being the fall guy. Studio & concert instruments are another story. I'd talk to the dean, piano faculty, whoever seems to be most level-headed of the powers that be, explain the situation & make them part of the decision. If they own the decision, they'll be much more likely to live with it in contentment, or at least not take it out on you. Otto Keyes piano tech - U of Idaho ----- Original Message ----- From: Caroline Hull To: caut@ptg.org Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 10:44 PM Subject: pitch raise At the university where I provide service for fee work, I have just started my round of tunings for the upcoming second semester. I am finding the pitch has dropped an unusual amount since the last tuning. For all but the recital hall pianos, the school asks me to tune once at the beginning of the first semester and again at the beginning of the second. The pitch on many of them so far has been close to -16 cents. (I think the real cold weather we had recently may be the culprit, with heating units running more and drying things out more.) Of course this requires at least two full passes and will need a follow up tuning (which may not be in the budget and therefore may not happen). I always do two passes anyway even for just a few cents pitch change but this seems more extreme. How do other service for fee techs handle the charges on pitch raise situations like this. For my private customers I charge an extra amount for pitch raises of this nature. Bob Hull, RPT Technician for Union University Jackson, TN -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/47/c2/9d/01/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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