It's almost like a pressure release valve...one string sacrifices so the other 2 can stay in tune... </'-]= David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Dean May" <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/14/2010 6:21:52 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Another Cruise Ship Piano Tuning Question >Hi Terry >I've noticed that phenomenon cropping up also on pianos that are regularly >tuned. I attributed it to the differing lengths in the front scale and >backscale. It's the only thing that made any sense to me. >But I'm probably wrong. Again. >Tuning cruise ships sounds awfully exotic. Do you ever get free tickets? >Dean >Dean W May (812) 235-5272 >PianoRebuilders.com (888) DEAN-MAY >Terre Haute IN 47802 >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Terry Farrell >Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:21 PM >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: [pianotech] Another Cruise Ship Piano Tuning Question >I have about 18 Yamaha C3s I tune on three cruise ships. Most of these >pianos are played every day for several hours. I see them every two >weeks. Each one gets a pretty thorough tuning every six weeks or so - >the other visits they will get some level of touch-up. The environment >on these 1,000-foot-long, ten story ships is VERY stable as there are >very few doors and windows opening to the outside and the AC runs 24/7. >When I come to each piano, it will have been reasonably well tuned two >weeks prior. With respect to unisons, I'll typically see (well, >hear...) one string out of every six or so half-steps beating and more >whining a bit. What I find 95+% of the time is that if the pitch of a >string has moved at all, the right string has gone a little bit sharp >and the left string has gone maybe twice that amount flat. I'll be >like that on virtually every single note that is making some noise. >What on earth would cause such a phenomenon? >Terry Farrell >Port-of-Tampa >PS: For any of you with tooooo much time on your hands, you can see >my cruise ship (Carnival Legend was today) at the Port of Tampa on >live streaming video - the cam is mounted atop the county building >downtown Tampa. Go to http://cam01.hillsboroughcounty.org/user/JViewer.html > and click on "Control" and click about a quarter inch away from the >upper left hand corner of the grey mesh area that appears after you >get control of the camera. Way cool, IMHO. The ship was late today and >I could simply periodically check my computer to look at this webcam >to see when the ship was approaching!
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