>...How much can a tuner change the pitch on a piano and expect it to be >stable? >I am looking for information regarding new pianos that have had just one >tuning. > >Tunemein Kentucky! As a general guide many manufacter's recommendations for new pianos are 3-4 tunings the first year, 2 tunings per year thereafter. How the stability will be depends on numerous factors, some being: temperature changes, humidity changes, type of usuage, amount of usuage, tuning technique... FYI: Murray, Kentucky, birthplace for me. Keith McGavern kam544@earthlink.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA http://www.ptg.org/1999/conv/ PTG Convention, Kansas City, July
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