Betsy Ross pianos

[John Ross]

Hi Rozan,
It is higher because of the higher humidity.
Those that use a cents per $ figure would make a fortune around here.
Just tune it each season. In Sept it can be 30c sharp, and in Jan it will be
30c low. (Just above the break)
That is why I tell my customers, (rural) just once a year, when the heat is
on.
If they need it year round, and not just during lessons, then they need a
Dampp-Chaser System.
To those that use $ per cent for pitch raise/ lower, is it an average or
just the
note you find out the most?
I personally find that a rip off method, since you can always make sure it
is out.
One of your flame suits please, Conrad.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rozan Brown" <rbrown@chorus.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: Betsy Ross pianos


> Hi, all!  Guess what I got to work on first thing this morning?  A
> Lester spinet (1957) with the waterfall keys.  It didn't say Betsy Ross
> anywhere on it.  Would it necessarily?  Is it a "Betsy Ross?"
>
> Anyway, it wasn't such a pleasure to tune...  I've done it several times
> before, most recently last February.  My notes say that I pulled it up
> to A440 from about 20 cents flat.  Today I found it about 20 cents sharp
> (and higher) throughout.  Lots of false beats.  Not the greatest, but at
> least nothing broke on me!
>
> Rozan Brown
> Madison, WI
>
> > >Is there such a thing as a Betsy Ross piano?
> >
> > Lester alert! Yes there is, and I tuned one a mere three days ago.
> >
> >
> > >I have see that name used on
> > >this list many times and I've always assumed it was a eupenism for an
> > >extremely old piano.
> >
> > Nope, they're very real.
>
>