[pianotech] Fork and piano temp. and pitch

[Mark Schecter]

I think this gets you a little closer than ignoring it, do you agree?  No, it's not perfect, nor do I know how to calibrate it against all the unknowable variables, but do you see anything wrong with the thinking, in principle?

~Mark Schecter

On Feb 21, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:

> On 2/21/2013 5:02 PM, Mark Schecter wrote:
> 
>> So in effect, we're floating the pitch of the fork in accordance with
>> the temperature of the piano, in the knowledge that temperature change
>> will affect both similarly.
>> 
>> This also has interesting implications for ETD users' choices about
>> where to set pitch, as well.
> 
> This has been pounded to DEATH dozens of times, and the bottom line is that you really can't realistically win, but you can surely do whatever it may be that gives you the illusion of control. As do we all.
> Ron N
>