Unique Tuning Pin Coils

[Farrell]

The frequency at which a given piano is tuned has little to do with the
stability of the instrument. Are you suggesting that Mrs.
Doesn'tgiveapoopaboutherpiano who calls the tuner every 5 years or so (yes,
whether she needs to or not) to tune her old Rusty & Crusty spinet
necessarily has a very stable piano? Shall we conclude that every Brand S (I
like that) model D on stages at major concert halls are unstable becuase
they are tuned each time they are played? I tune this piano as often as I
want to. It is easier to tune an almost-in-tune piano than it is to tune a
far-out-of-tune piano, and the results are superior. I get a lot of exposure
from my tuning at this particular studio, and I like to do the best job I
can. I go to the music studio and tune all their pianos 3 or 4 times a year.
All notes on this piano usually wander less than one cent from where I last
set it. I call that stable.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: Unique Tuning Pin Coils


>
> In a message dated 9/28/01 4:55:24 PM, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
>
> << the instrument is STABLE. I have been tuning it for
> three years now, 3 or 4 times a year.  >>
>
> If it needs a tuning 3 or 4 times a year, it doesn't seem very stable to
me.
>
> Tom Sivak
>