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<DIV><SPAN class=745192707-31012007><FONT size=3> I've
encountered maybe two pianos over 30 years that were about a minor third
flat (about 300 cents), and they had come from humid climates to a dry one,
so the soundboard lost much crown. I've found individual strings much
flatter, of course, due to loose tuning pins. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=745192707-31012007> <FONT size=3>--David
Nereson, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>PIANOTECHNICIAN@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org; BEATLSONGS@aol.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Very
interesting question--<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial
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<DIV>I wonder what the limit is as to how far flat a piano will go if it
is never tuned. Let's say a piano was built in 1900, tuned many times in the
factory until the strings were stretched out and the tune stabilized.</DIV>
<DIV>If it were never tuned after that, would it reach a point, let's
say, in the 1960's, 70's, or 80's where it would not go flat any more? And how
flat would it end up being -- 150 cents? 200 cents? I'm curious because I've
seen many old uprights that were about 150 cents flat, and I wondered if they
were <EM>ever </EM>tuned over their 100 year lifetime.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jesse Gitnik</DIV>
<DIV>NYC</DIV>
<DIV>Tech since 1980</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>