<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is there any way to effectively deal with stage = lights on the piano in terms of tuning stability.  I recently tuned an S&S D = prior to rehearsal in a new venue.  The piano was moved on stage where it = was used under the stage lights during rehearsal.  After the = rehearsal I went to check the tuning and noticed that the pitch had dropped by about = 2-3 cents.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I used a Verituner for the first tuning and am = confident about the initial pitch setting.  I have tuned many stage concerts but = not had this happen before.  I am assuming it was the lights as I could = feel that they were quite warm.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is there any reasonable way to avoid or prevent this?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>