Almost every customer of mine has asked how often their piano should be tuned. I take that opportunity (or make my own if they don't give it to me) to discuss the effects of humidity on the piano tuning. They all "know" about moving the piano, they "know" about putting it on the outside wall, etc., but not a one seems to know about humidity. I also tell them that when I was first interested in learning the trade, I had my piano tuned... January'ish (in Minnesota.) Tech strongly suggested I get a room humidifier, so I did. My piano was very noticeably sharp within days. Tell 'em early, tell 'em often. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN At 03:49 PM 1/17/2010 -0500, you wrote: > >List, > >Client calls today (piano teacher) , and says "My piano doesn't > >right". It was tuned 10/30/09, Kawai kg-2. > >We have just emerged from a two week bitter cold snap here in the NE, > >and many pianos have been 40+ cents flat that usually are not that bad > >in past years. > >She has forced air and a wood stove about two feet from the piano. > >She isn't buying my reply that the weather etc. is to blame. Of course > >she is an hour away, and I've arrainged to get to her next week. > >She is a once a year tuning; I could use some advice on how to handle > >this situation. > >Thanks, > > > >Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.147/2628 - Release Date: > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100117/f9496b4d/attachment.htm>
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