<!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 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Jon, As common = practice, I will do a pitch correction any time the piano is more than one beat per = second ( four cents) off of A440. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    It's really quicker = than going back and checking, and going back, and going back, and then = worrying.  So most of my tunings are two pass tunings, and I can do two passes as = quickly as one where I'm agonizing over it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    The exception to = this rule would be something like a school piano in an uncontrolled environment where = you just know that it's going to be sharp in Summer, and flat in Winter. I don't = really think that it's good to be yanking them all over the place each time if = they're only in a practice room. Still, same thing, two passes, because the bass = won't be the same as the treble and tenor anyway. But there, I can usually do = just one pass in the bass, or wherever........</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Gotta go, the = monsoons just got here, and I've gotta go look at all that rain coming = down.......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jon.page@verizon.net = href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net">Jon Page</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 30, 2001 = 10:08 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: stability of pitch = raises</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 10:43 AM 08/30/2001 -0400, you = wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">"If the piano is more than 8 cents off = pitch it should be tuned a second time that day<BR>to even off the tension. = Just think how well the piano will sound a few years = later..."<BR> <BR>I'm trying to understand what you are saying here Jon. Are you saying = that if the piano is more than 8 cents flat (or sharp) you should first do a = pitch raise, and then do a separate tuning immediately after (or later in = the day for some reason?)? Please differentiate between tuning and pitch = raise and how many passes you might commonly do. If a piano is 5 cents flat do = you commonly only do one pass, raising the pitch 5 cents while tuning? Thanks.<BR> <BR>Terry Farrell  = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Wait, 8 cents is two beats.  I should have said 16 cents or 4 beats per second.<BR><BR>A piano within 4 beats (~16 cents) can be left with an appreciable tuning for general use with one pass.<BR>A little beyond = that maybe just a pass over the treble half a second time. It all depends = on the situation.<BR><BR>Concert work, 2 beats (8 cents) needs a pitch raise = and tuning. That's where I went wrong.<BR><BR>Lowering pitch is another = thing altogether, more difficult. I'd rather raise 4 pianos than lower one.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3>Jon = Page,   piano technician<BR>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.<BR><A href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:jon.page@</A>verizon<A href="mailto:jon.page@verizon.net" eudora="autourl">.net</A><BR><A = href="http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/" = eudora="autourl">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com</A><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>