<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px" bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial>Jon Page wrote:</FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV class=gmail_quote> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>I don't have faith in pounding. My money is on hammer technique/pin setting.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I agree. As I said in my initial email " I am not a proponent of excessive pounding", but when I set to pin it the treble as I usually do and give a firm test blow it goes right out, so I must set with firm blows.</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>John Formsma wrote,</FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Maybe try tuning the treble twice?</FONT>  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>When I'm finished it's solid. Both I and the customers tests it with firm playing and it's fine.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>How badly do the unisons go out in a week's time?</FONT>  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Enough to be heard by someone with a decent ear.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Are the temperature and humidity constant?</FONT>  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mostly yes, but this last time the humidity went from 38% rm to 52% rm, but it usually doesn't move that much.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Any A/C blowing on the piano?  Any lights on during recording that are not on while you're tuning?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>NO & NO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>A Piano Life Saver system with undercover (and possibly string cover) would be a necessity in that particular situation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yes, I'm sure that would help, but I think it's a problem at the capo. It feels like the string is not moving smoothly. When I do a rebuilding, I polish the Capo 'till it's like glass. Does anyone think that would help?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ron N wrote,</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>are the strings going out going flat or sharp, or some of each?</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Due to the rise in humidity since the last tuning, the piano went about 3.5 cents sharp throughout, but quite evenly. I didn't pay much attention to troublesome unisons in the treble, but I will see when I go back to touch it up in two week. In the past the temp & hum have been very constant and I was still having the problem in the treble.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>If any *ever* go sharp, what earthly use would settling coils or stretching strings be?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I agree.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT> <DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>