This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi list, Yesterday I went on a cruiseship (MS Europa) to tune 3 Steinways. 2 B's = and a M. When I got there they asked me to tune one piano first and then the = pianist would come down and check it before I tuned the other two. So = OK, I don't mind, they don't know me, could have a fussy pianist on = board. The first B. Scale reasonable, tenor OK, treble all over the place. Up = to 30 cents flat on some notes and individual strings. Bass reasonable. Tuned the piano and to be honest I have tuned Young Changs that sounded = better. Not that Young Changs are a bad piano but these pianos are = Steinways. So an hour after I started the pianist (Russian) came down and played = the piano. Now I have seen heavy hands but the keys are not supposed to = bottom out on the floor. Says he loves it. Its OK to tune the other two. = I asked when the pianos were last tuned and the answer was "In = Singapore, two days ago" I asked 'how old are these pianos' the reply = "4 years old". I was thinking sound like strings have been broken and = replaced, would explain the 20 - 30 cents flat, but no. The piano still = sounds yuck. Tuned the other two that were in roughly the same condition then went = back to the first one in the main concert room to go over the treble = again but before I started I decided to check out the aliquot side of = the strings. I was sure that I could hear something funny wilts tuning. = Plucked three strings on the same note and got back three different = notes. Time for a quick fix. Got out my string stretcher and firmly pushed = every string (aliquot side) and then had a piano that was up to 40 cents = flat on some strings, all was uneven. Pulled it all up to pitch then = tuned the treble again. The piano now started to sound like a Steinway. = The pianist returned as I was testing, sat down and played for 15 = minutes and said could I do the same for the other pianos. Hell, I = haven't finished that one properly yet. What do you do, the ship sails = in two hours, on to the next piano tuner in ten days time. What I can't understand is how a piano can get to 4 years old in a = situation where it is played constantly and still not be stable in the = above area. What have I missed. No I did not do the other pianos or do more work on the main one, = reason, they only want the pianos tuned and that's all they will pay = for. Doing the extra was for my benefit. Still learning. But, I am = annoyed that I can't do my job as I want to. Regards Tony Caught Darwin Australia caute@bigpond.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/eb/0c/bc/94/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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