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<DIV>I <FONT size=3>Don</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Out here in Calif.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> We don't have any thing like remotely resembling y=
our
pitch swings. Out here From summer to winter it's usually not more tha=
n 10
cents even in extreme cases where I live in the central valley. I try not to=
tune a regular clients piano on the cusp of a weather change & if I do&n=
bsp;
& it's 6 cents flat before the moist season I know that if I raise it th=
en
it'll be overly sharp in a short time . If I leave it 5 to 8 cents flat the
paino often comes up to A-440. Or if a piano is stable 2 to 3 cents either s=
ide
of A-440 & it's not a pitch critical situation then I leave it. This is =
what
I mean by floating the pitch. To me 2 to 4 cents, for practical
purposes is about the same as measuring a nats
eyebrow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Know what I mean?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale</FONT></DIV>
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=2>Hi
Dale,<BR><BR>I hate to float pitch when humidity can be so easily controll=
ed
with<BR>DamppChaser systems. I am guilty of "floating" from time to time--=
but
only<BR>when the client refuses my advice. Please realize I live in an
extreme<BR>climate (4% to 84$)--it would not be uncommon for A4 to drift 3=
0
cents in 3<BR>months (and I'm sure you can imagine what that does to the
tenor--and to<BR>unisons).<BR><BR>No offense was taken--at least not by me=
! I
agree that unisons are "where<BR>it is at", and I want them as stable as
possible. I think I do not too<BR>badly at it at least some of the time. M=
y
typical careful tuning service<BR>call is about the same time as yours, 1 =
to
1.5 hours. I would rather not do<BR>more than four a day--and three is get=
ting
more and more attractive to me<BR>*grin*<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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