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<BODY lang=EN-US style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" vLink=purple link=blue>Pull the piano joint out a little...;-]<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "Michelle Smith" <MICHELLE@CDAUSTIN.COM><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 5/30/2006 5:25:40 PM<BR>Subject: Tuning fluxuations <BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks for your words of wisdom.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Michelle Smith<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Student Tuner<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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