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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>So what we really need is a plate heater,=
something that will let the plate and strings warm=
evenly...hmm....?<BR><BR>David I.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: Don Mannino=
<DMANNINO@KAWAIUS.COM><BR>To: College and University Technicians=
<CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 08:00:10=
-0700<BR>Subject: RE: [CAUT] pitch under the lights<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond<SPAN=
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class=103185714-26042005>> </SPAN>PS How long does=
it take a hot piano to go back up in pitch? (Not a joke,=
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class=103185714-26042005>As Laurence wrote, it will slowly=
settle back. What happens with temperature changes is that=
at first the strings warm up and go flat, then gradually the=
plate warms up which makes the pitch go sharp a little. If=
you close up the piano during the opening parts of the concert,=
it will drift a little, but the plate changes slowly. The=
strings will then warm up quickly once the piano is in place=
under the lights for the performance.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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