PRs climbing sharper

[Ron Nossaman]

>Here is something I've never seen mentioned in books or on the list but is a
>consistent phenomenon to my experience.  When I return to a piano which had a
>big pitch raise, I find that the piano is sharper than where I left it.

(snip)


>This only happens after big pitch raises, of 35 cents or more.  I use RCT to
>pitch raise; whether it takes two passes or one, either way, my last pass is
>on a piano that is very close to the target pitch level.
>
>Comments?
>
>Tom Sivak


And the rest of the piano is...?

I find this happens in the low tenor, with the bass pretty close to where I 
left it. The killer octave is usually low, allowing for RH changes. I think 
it's just the soundboard settling in and re-adjusting under the increased 
load.

Ron N