<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2838" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Thought I'd start this thread after visiting, today, number one on my list below ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What is the most stable piano you tune?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>Mine is a 1978 Baldwin R. No humidity control, lives in a large church sanctuary where the air/heat are left ON (for a change). Tune every six months, always very close, lotsa freebies, even. Amazing.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> What is the most improved piano in your territory, stability-wise, and what made the difference?</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>An ancient (never found a serial number) Chickering Qtr Grand. Residential, much played by talented kids. Was very unstable, wildly out of wack every six months. Installed Dampp-chaser, no undercover (hadn't been introduced). This piano is now quite stable--I'd compare it to a couple of Acrosonics I tune.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> What is/was your favorite piano to tune?</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">A small, 2-pedal, Canadian-built upright. Due to refinishing or something, I could never find a name for the thing BUT it was the sweetest tuning piano I ever encountered. It had good scaling and unisons just seemed to fall into place, almost like there was a detent notch at the sweet spot. Plus, since it was smallish (bigger than most consoles, smaller than the Baldwin 6000), I could comfortably tune it sitting down. Great piano.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Someone out there might now see this piano as it was owned by a military family (Marine Major) and they have relocated elsewhere. The family name is Paul and the lady's name was Susan, I believe. I recovered the natural keys so they look newer than the rest of the piano.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Least favorite?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>Tie: A Winter & Sons spinet (erk...) and an old Gulbransen console (aaaarghhh... and I wear earphones for the entire tuning.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr>I would joyously, gratefully trade that last one for any Betsy Ross out there!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>