pitch fork?

[Bob Simmons]

Yes, I believe this is common practice. And that's approximately what I
do, but I must confess, I haven't quite figured out how to approximate
the extremes when the piano is change as much as 30 cents in a matter
weeks. I've tried finding a "happy medium," but no matter what, the piano
(unisons, octaves incuded) are obnoxious in no time, in the practice
rooms at that institution. Previous tuners have had their reputations
hurt by these fluctuating pianos, and I'm trying to see if I can help by
better communication. I've also been recommending Damppchasers, but with
the extremes I'm seeing those will only help a little, and not solve the
problem. Our humidity here (outside) can jump from 15% to 90% overnight,
and back again, during Santa Ana winds. So, I'm providing the best I know
how, for the given situation. So far, they've been satisfied.

On Fri, 5 Aug 1994 PSLOANE@ocvaxa.cc.oberlin.edu wrote:

> About pitch..............
>
> At Oberlin we pitch average on pianos that do not get tuned enough to keep
> them "Perfectly" at 440. In other words, we anticipate the changes that will
> occur in the time that will pass between tunings and set the pitch accordingly.
> Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought this was fairly common practice.
>