tunings that don't last

[Otto Keyes]

Must have been some pretty hot tunings, Marcel! :-)

Otto

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano@globetrotter.net>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Cc: "Caut@Ptg.Org" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: tunings that don't last


> I did about 7 tunings yesterday at a college about 60 miles out of
> town. A few pitch raises (at least half of them). This morning at 5 AM
> there was a fire in the music dept. Now over here the temperature
> was -31 Celcius this morning. There was fire, water, and then cold.
> They are supposed to move the pianos this afternoon and I won't have
> acces to them before tomorrow morning. I have to estimate the damage
> on these... I'll wait to see... but I feel they are goners. Now, some
> were not close to the fire and these only suffered from smoke (I was
> told). I know from experience that these will have to be restrung (at
> least bass strings) but I wondering about the dampp chasers. Could the
> humidistats have survived such an experience or should I just say that
> they're goners too? Anyone have an theory about the humidistats going
> through extremes like that?
> 
> I'll let you guys know my findings.
> 
> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC
> 
> Marcel Carey
> Accordeur Technicien
> 2852 Dussault
> Rock Forest  QC  J1N 2V6
> (819) 564-0447
> mcpiano@globetrotter.net
> 
> 
> 
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