No I won't change today's appointment because of rain. No one has asked me that though... David I. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 7/7/01 at 4:28 PM Clyde Hollinger wrote: >David, > >No, what? That when it rains you won't tune any pianos? > >Clyde > >David Ilvedson wrote: > >> No! >> >> David I. >> >> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> >> On 7/7/01 at 7:48 AM Clyde Hollinger wrote: >> >> >Friends, >> > >> >Years ago a client called me on the morning I was scheduled to tune her >> >piano. She >> >wondered if we should reschedule, since it was raining. My >understanding >> >at the >> >time was that the tuning doesn't change that fast, so not to worry about >> >it. >> > >> >But incidents such as Warren's would debunk that. The past couple of >> >years I've >> >heard of, and experienced, pianos changing even in the process of >tuning. >> >Jack >> >Stebbins has a story about doing a concert tuning. He was part way >> >finished when >> >someone snapped the air conditioning on, which changed the tuning before >> he >> >finished. >> > >> >What do you tell people on rainy days? >> > >> >Regards, >> >Clyde >> > >> >Warren Fisher wrote: >> > >> >> Remember this piano had been very stable for years, but didn't have a >> D/C >> >> system. The C of C picked up the piano at 8a.m. and installed it on >> >the >> >> outside porch of their building. At 10a.m., your's truly arrived to >do >> >my >> >> thing. A4 measured 13 cents sharp!! The piano was used by the C of C >> >until it >> >> was returned to the caterer at 6:30p.m that day. At 9a.m. the next >> >day, I >> >> measured A4 again at 18 cents sharp!! For those of you still using >your >> >forks, >> >> that's nearly a third of a half-step in 23 hours!
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