<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=040082001-24032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Are you able to get humidity readings from both locations to determine the = variance, if any?  If the variance is small, then perhaps the piano could be = ok to tune immediately after the relocation process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=040082001-24032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=040082001-24032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Any other ideas?   Thanks to those who helped with the blocking = the soft pedal-hammer rest rail issue.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us 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>Barbara Richmond<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 23, 2004 5:10 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> From storage to stage<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings helpful = folks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In my previous life, the concert instruments were stored in nice boxes right off the = stage.  There really wasn't much of a problem with tuning = stability other than the normal seasonal swings in humidity (that is, after the = thermostat was fixed).  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The big, dead hall stores its pianos = on a different level of the building than the stage.  Accepting the = fact that this is where the pianos are stored for now (and I'm not sure when or = even, IF that can be changed), how long in advance would you recommend = they be brought up to the stage?   The reality is, this is a busy = place and "ideal" is probably never going to happen.  I figure that = even a day in advance would be better than what has been done in the past--which = has been the move taking place on the day of use.  Should = I try for two or more days?  It seems like it would be easiest to have a = policy in place so it automatically gets done and not have to make a request = each time.  Thoughts?  Opinions?  What do you = do?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>