>...All he knows is that he can't use >it when the weather changes!Thanks to all who commented in a constructive >manor concerning more aggresive climate control... >Grin,--- respectfully Tom Driscoll. More input for your gathering. I regularly service 24 1983 Sohmer studio pianos in a university practice hall. It is an excellent piano in touch and tone and durability for its size category. Installing Climate Control Systems by Dampp-Chaser and regular maintenance on the systems has made all the difference in stability during the changing seasons on these piano. Some additional info, maybe relevant for your situation, maybe not: Tuning can be tricky, but not because of pinblock tightness, but rather too close tolerances in some of the tuning pin areas, making it difficult to render the strings. The tuning pins are not necessarily spaced accurately in the pinblock causing the strings to rub against their neighbor strings. The strings are bunched up against one another. So when you have finished putting one string in tune and go to the adjust the next tuning pin, the string disturbs the one you have just finished. And vice versa. Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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