<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Michelle,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'd say that it just depends on your needs. If you need it to be at A440 then you should tune it. But if it doesn't "really" matter, then just continue to tune it whenever you want it tuned (at least twice a year, of course).</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In addition, some pianos may sound better when tuned to a particular frequency, and since it's your piano, if you spend time paying attention you should be able to tell what general frequency your piano may prefer, if any. If you care.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Hope that helps.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>- John</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"><DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Hello all. Curiosity question for you. I have a Steinway S here at the house that was tuned to A440 in February. We’ve since turned on the air conditioner and the piano has gone sharp about 12 cents. This wouldn’t be a problem except that I have a flute student who can’t push her head joint in any farther to be in tune with my piano. I’m probably going to retune the piano because I don’t think I can stand it any longer. (I hate to mess up an otherwise good tuning that was done by someone far more experienced than myself.)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">So my question is this. When you come to a piano that is sharp this time of year, do you try to lower the pitch to A440 knowing that it will probably drop significantly when the heat is turned back on in the winter?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Thanks for your words of wisdom.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px;"></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Michelle Smith</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>