<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can't imagine one can expect much = stability from a piano in a church up north without any humidity control. But I suppose = you are suggesting that it is significantly less stable that other pianos at = other churches? Tell us more. How much does pitch range? Does it go up and = down, or only down? Does it change evenly across the scale? Does it stay near = pitch, but individual strings go off one way or another? How much? Do the strings = seem to render easily? Do the tuning pins have 500+ inch-pounds of = arm-fracturing, wrench-bending, tip-breaking, bench-busting torque?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or, maybe the piano is screwed up. I = learned to tune on a old Starr upright. I tried tuning that thing dozens and dozens = of times. After each try I would take my SAT and check the tuning and it = would always be WAY off. I was about ready to give up on this career. Then we = bought a new Steinway 1098. After a few months, I decided to try and tune the = 1098. It tuned up just fine - arm-fracturing, wrench-bending, tip-breaking, flagpoling-pins and all. I tuned it several times and each time the SAT indicated an acceptable tuning. I'd go back to the Starr and try and = tune it and it would not stay. I never did figure out what the heck was wrong with = that piano. It was in pretty good shape as far as old uprights go. = I did a pinblock/frame repair to it. To this day I don't know what the trouble = was. Maybe your piano has the same affliction - Starritus?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=lgulli2586@rogers.com href="mailto:lgulli2586@rogers.com">lgulli2586</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 15, 2004 = 11:07 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Baldwin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need some help or suggestions. For = the past few years I have been tuning a Hamilton Baldwin 125th anniversary = piano in a church in Southern Ontario Canada. Its 48 inches. I go for Easter = Christmas etc. It is the most unstable rascal I have ever dealt with. Budget restrictions forbid a Damp-Chaser, even though I explained long term = benefits in stability and savings. They wondered about other pianos of this = type and thought it might be the piano. I even offered to let them get another = tuner and see if it makes a differance. Maybe I am missing something.....any = input or ideas, gratefully received.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard...London ON Canada</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>