Alan, I would tune it in the morning just in case your 1:00 p.m. opening gets bumped. If it doesn't, check the tuning again at 1:00. Bruce Saskatoon, Canada -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of pianotech-request at ptg.org Sent: October 7, 2010 12:00 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: pianotech Digest, Vol 24, Issue 35 Send pianotech mailing list submissions to pianotech at ptg.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to pianotech-request at ptg.org You can reach the person managing the list at pianotech-owner at ptg.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of pianotech digest..." Today's Topics: 1. when to tune... (reggaepass at aol.com) 2. New photographic journal available soon (Diane Hofstetter) 3. Re: when to tune... (Paul McCloud) 4. Re: Slow close hinge (Richard Ucci) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:01:12 -0400 (EDT) From: reggaepass at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] when to tune... Message-ID: <8CD34586185AC7C-1A3C-1E8A at webmail-m070.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This Saturday a piano in my care will be used in an outdoor performance. I have been allotted time from 7-9 AM to service it, and again at 1 PM prior to the 2 PM down beat. I will also be able to spend time with it Friday afternoon, INdoors. Friday night, everything goes "outside." The piano will be covered (floor-length skirt), but, aside from that, will spend the night exposed to the elements. My question is this: Do y'all think it would be productive or counterproductive to tune the piano from 7-9 AM, or am I better off letting it warm up (and dry out!) during the morning hours, then do what I can in the time just before the performance (assuming, of course, that I do not get bumped from that slot!). Thoughts? Thanks, Alan Eder -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101007/d5d9fc0f/attachment -0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 10:04:41 -0700 From: Diane Hofstetter <dianepianotuner at msn.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>, <behmpiano at gmail.com> Subject: [pianotech] New photographic journal available soon Message-ID: <BAY148-w620071F756F01748D9B4ABA36F0 at phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Yes please, I'd love to get your newest photo journal! I look forward to seeing your pics and am impressed that you are able to create such a collaborative effort. Thank you Chuck, Diane On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Chuck Behm <behmpiano at gmail.com> wrote: Hello everyone - I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be working on a new photographic journal of a restoration project currently in the shop, and that I will be happy to send out PDF's of the photo sets as they are available to anyone interested. Diane Hofstetter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101007/f95af35b/attachment -0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 10:18:39 -0700 From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc033 at earthlink.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] when to tune... Message-ID: <380-220101047171839156 at earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, Alan: I don't know what your weather is, but once I had to tune a piano on the beach at Del Coronado. I carefully tuned it in the morning, but by the afternoon it was way out again. If I were to do it again, I would have waited till the last minute. If there is going to be sunlight directly on the strings, all bets are off for a stable tuning. I'd advise you to keep it sealed with a plastic tarp if possible overnight. Once I was tuner for the County Fair in Del Mar. Three times a week I tuned the pianos in the morning. Then they got wise and wrapped the pianos at night. The fairgrounds are right at the ocean, so there's a lot of fog and morning dew. Once they figured out they should cover the pianos, that was the end of my gig. FWIW. YMMV. Good luck. Paul McCloud San Diego ----- Original Message ----- From: To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 10/07/2010 10:06:26 AM Subject: [pianotech] when to tune... This Saturday a piano in my care will be used in an outdoor performance. I have been allotted time from 7-9 AM to service it, and again at 1 PM prior to the 2 PM down beat. I will also be able to spend time with it Friday afternoon, INdoors. Friday night, everything goes "outside." The piano will be covered (floor-length skirt), but, aside from that, will spend the night exposed to the elements. My question is this: Do y'all think it would be productive or counterproductive to tune the piano from 7-9 AM, or am I better off letting it warm up (and dry out!) during the morning hours, then do what I can in the time just before the performance (assuming, of course, that I do not get bumped from that slot!). Thoughts? Thanks, Alan Eder -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101007/38fdaa86/attachment -0001.htm> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:46:42 -0400 From: Richard Ucci <richarducci at comcast.net> To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slow close hinge Message-ID: <510A6E8E-C9F2-45C9-8B6C-E3AC1382DAF9 at comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes I was able to move back counter clock wise to vertical and all is fine. Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano www.uccipiano.com On Oct 7, 2010, at 10:08 AM, David Skolnik <davidskolnik at optonline.net> wrote: > Absolutely. What are you talking about? Most likely would void the > s&c warrantee. > David Skolnik > Hastings on Hudson, NY > > > > At 10:00 AM 10/7/2010, you wrote: >> List, >> Tuned a new s&c studio yesterday .The hinge is at an angle instead of >> vertical , and is very to move. >> Will I harm it by using vice grips and brute force to move it? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano >> www.uccipiano.com > > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ pianotech mailing list pianotech at ptg.org http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/pianotech End of pianotech Digest, Vol 24, Issue 35 ***************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101007/3bf1b814/attachment.htm>
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