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<DIV>I'm just curious what others do in these situations - not so much =
from a
business standpoint, but rather from a technical standpoint. You had at =
least
one note at +41 cents, and you ended up with the whole piano at about =
+24 cents.
I take it the +24 cents level was close to an average deviation from =
standard
pitch - so as to make your pitch adjustments minimal? Let's assume here =
your
situation was what we all commonly run into: bass was about +10 cents, =
tenor
about +41 cents, treble around +30 cents, and high treble somewhere in =
the +15
cents neighborhood. I would take a piano like that and shoot for a final =
pitch
of +24 cents. You did two passes. Did you calculate/estimate pitch =
offsets
during your first pass targeting a final pitch of +24 cents? And =
then was
your last pass started with everything no more than 2 cents sharp =
or flat?
Or how did/would you go about it?</DIV>
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<DIV>I find that often these irregular pitch deviations can be quite =
challenging
to hit your target pitch accurately.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Billbrpt@AOL.COM =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 28, =
2001 5:55
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Stupefying Pitch
Volatility</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>List, =
<BR><BR>More of
the same: Today I tuned an 1899 Shiller upright, all original, =
even the
bridal straps but in good shape. It was a 3/4 plate, open faced =
pinblock
design. It is a *fixture* in this old house on the *organic, =
whole
earth* side of town where there is no air conditioning and only a few =
blocks
from the lake. <BR><BR>Air conditioning or not, this is the time of =
year where
temperatures are moderate, there is lots of rain and windows are open =
all day
and left slightly open at night. When the temperature goes down =
at
night, the air quickly reaches its dewpoint. Areas of fog (100%
humidity) are common. This is unfortunate because people want to =
use
their pianos and want them tuned but it will only be a matter of weeks =
until
sharply colder weather comes on, the heat goes on and 60% indoor =
humidity
plummits to 30%. <BR><BR>With an admirable record of service, the old =
Shiller
upright's A4 stood on September 27th at +41 cents. I mercifully =
evened
out the pitch in a 2 pass tuning at +24 cents. No, I didn't =
*fully
inform* the customers who asked me to leave the bill, they were going =
for a
bicycle ride around the lake. I left the bill which charged for =
"Piano
Tuning", my usual, going rate which is the highest in the area. =
I didn't
look to see if the plate was cracked although I didn't see any cracks =
in the
plate when I adjusted the damper pedal. <BR><BR>Bill Bremmer RPT =
<BR>Madison,
Wisconsin</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>