Maybe they should all try to tune their own pianos....

[John Ross]

I meant raise the pitch, in Jan.
Sorry, old age setting in. :-)

John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Ross" <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: Maybe they should all try to tune their own pianos....


> Hi List,
> I try to discourage tunings in the summer here. The humidity just
fluctuates
> too much, for the tuning to stay. At the University where I tune, they
> insist on Sept. and Jan., in Sept. I lower the pitch in some areas 30c,
and
> in Jan. I lower it 30c. Although this year I may 'float' some of them a
bit
> so the swing is not so much.
> I tell people to put it off till after the high humidity is gone. It has
> started already, yesterday the last house was 80F and 69%RH.
> If they play the piano through the summer, I recommend a D/C system.
> Then again I like the summers off.
> I just switched my furnace off last week, and it will have to go back on
mid
> Sept. We have a short summer. I just hate to perspire (sweat), when I
tune,
> and the houses up here are generally not air conditioned.
> Regards
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 9:04 AM
> Subject: Re: Maybe they should all try to tune their own pianos....
>
>
> > I keep a 12" fan in my trunk in the summer time. Occasionally use it in
a
> home, but often use it in churches, etc.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:53 AM
> > Subject: RE: Maybe they should all try to tune their own pianos....
> >
> >
> > > Whenever someone expresses interest, I encourage them to get a tuning
> > > hammer to try and clean up a unison here and there if it starts to
> drift.
> > > I think most serious pianists ought to be able to do a couple of
things,
> > > adjust a pedal, take off the fall board to retrieve a pencil, clean up
a
> > > unison.  Many of the conservatories have a mandatory piano technology
> class
> > > that piano majors must take.  Many seem to find ways to avoid it.  My
> > > experience is that once they try to tune a unison, they appreciate
much
> > > more what you do.
> > >
> > > BTW, I had the great misfortune of scheduling a number of appointments
> in
> > > the south bay today.  Was it only 105?  I almost stopped at the local
> > > hardware and bought myself a mini fan.  Had I thought of it earlier in
> the
> > > day, I would have.
> > >
> > > David Love
> > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From:
> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > > Sent: 6/26/2003 5:18:37 PM
> > > Subject: Maybe they should all try to tune their own pianos....
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I sent a post a couple of weeks ago about going out to tune a piano
for
> a
> > > gentleman who had attempted to tune his own instrument.  He was
actually
> a
> > > very nice guy, and played the piano quite well, and because he had a
> pretty
> > > muusical ear, he thought it would be a piece o' cake.
> > >
> > > I got a call back from him yesterday telling me what a great job I
did,
> and
> > > how "in tune" the piano sounds.  That kind of phone call is always
nice
> to
> > > get.  But it got me to thinking...was it because he had attempted to
> > > achieve a good tuning on his own that he appreciated the work of a
> > > professional tuner?
> > >
> > > Maybe some of our less appreciative customers should be given a tuning
> > > hammer and allowed to try their luck.  Anybody else ever have this
> > > experience?
> > >
> > > Dave Stahl
> > >
> > >
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