Very interesting question--

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 09:20 AM 1/30/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>I wonder what the limit is as to how far flat a 
>piano will go if it is never tuned. Let's say a 
>piano was built in 1900, tuned many times in the 
>factory until the strings were stretched out and the tune stabilized.
>If it were never tuned after that, would it 
>reach a point, let's say, in the 1960's, 70's, 
>or 80's where it would not go flat any more? And 
>how flat would it end up being -- 150 cents? 200 
>cents? I'm curious because I've seen many old 
>uprights that were about 150 cents flat, and I 
>wondered if they were ever tuned over their 100 year lifetime.
>
>Jesse Gitnik
>NYC
>Tech since 1980


I've seen 400¢ flat...




Conrad Hoffsommer

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