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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Thatīs pretty unusual. Is it possible that there is
a relation between the stability and these 7 passes?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>My guess is not. I raised the pitch of an old
upright Kimball more than 100 cents (don't remember exactly how
much) about six years ago. One year ago I returned to tune it again (only
needs tuning every 5 years) and it was right up to A440. I think a big ol' flat,
dead soundboard has more to do with it than how many passes one uses to get a
piano up to pitch.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Terry Farrell</DIV>
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<A title=karlkaputt@hotmail.com href="mailto:karlkaputt@hotmail.com">Gregor
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:56
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: birdcage pitch?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Terry,<BR> <BR>yes, probably you are right. But I was
afraid of breaking strings and I had the hope that the the likelyhood of
damage is smaller. Of course there are pianos where I have not so great
doubts. Last week I did such a pitch raise without any problems (in field
service), but that piano was built 1935 and not 1900.<BR> <BR>And yes, 6
or 7 passes are a lot of work. On the other hand: the tuning was still stable
after 4 month and only 1.5 to 2 cents flat in all areas. Thatīs pretty
unusual. Is it possible that there is a relation between the stability and
these 7 passes?<BR> <BR>Gregor</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>