Boston vertical tuning stability?

[John Baird]

Hi John,

No experience with model 111, but Julie Kasa, RPT, has unequalled experience
with the instability of Boston vertical model UP-118S. She knows where in
the scale they always go out, and by how much, and how to deal with it.

John Baird
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Minor" <jminor@uiuc.edu>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:54 AM
Subject: Boston vertical tuning stability?


> I recently tuned a Boston vertical model 111 and had a difficult challenge
> in keeping the tuning where I put it. The piano was close to pitch with
> the low tenor being slightly sharp. This section kept creeping sharp even
> after multiple passes. The final pass found most notes in the temperament
> section to be 2 cents sharp. This is my 3rd tuning on this piano in 2
> years and it is only 2 years old.
>
> The home is kept at 57 degrees F during the day and 62 while occupied.
> Could this have a negative effect on the tuning stability.
>
> Anyone else struggle with this Boston model?
>
> John Minor
> University of Illinois
>
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