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Yes, by going
over it twice, you really do help the stability, especially if you get =
it REALLY
close the first time. However, what it really think is happening with =
your
customers here is that after that long a time without having their =
pianos tuned,
they probably don't have the ear for minor out-of-tuneness that they =
would if
they had had their pianos maintained more frequently.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> If the piano is as =
flat as you
say, I would go ahead and schedule a second tuning at the end of the =
first
tuning session, for say two or three weeks later.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I remember when I =
was in my
first year, I did a couple pianos that were 120 cents flat or so. I told =
the
customers that I would be calling them in two or three months for a =
follow-up
tuning, which the piano would need by then. Neither of them wanted the =
second
tuning, because they both said the piano still "sounded fine", when I =
knew that
it probably sounded really pretty bad. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> There are just =
people out there
who get their pianos tuned once every ten years, "Whether it needs it, =
or not."
I now charge them as though I might not see them for another ten years, =
which is
my full hourly rate evened up to the nearest higher half-hour. I also =
give them
the technical bulletin on pitch raising to insure that they understand =
what I'm
doing and why.</FONT></DIV>
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<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>
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<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 =
4:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: stability of pitch =
raises</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 09:56 PM 08/29/2001 -0400, you =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">I do all my pitch raises using RCT, so =
I end up
very close to pitch after the <BR>first pass. If the piano is =
50 cents
flat or more, I have always warned the <BR>client that a =
pitch-raised tuning
is a less stable tuning, and that their <BR>piano may need another =
tuning in
3 or 4 months. Rarely do they actually <BR>call me in 3
months. Most often I come back in a year...OR TWO, and I am
<BR>usually surprised at how well the piano has stayed in =
tune. Not
that the <BR>piano doesn't need a tuning, but it's tolerable enough =
that I
can understand <BR>why I haven't been called back sooner. I =
suppose
it's possible that the <BR>piano did all its drifting in the first 3 =
months,
and just stayed there, but <BR>I'm starting to wonder about the =
conventional
wisdom that a pitch-raised <BR>tuning is less stable. =
<BR><BR>Could it
be that the use of the RCT negates the instability issue by virtue =
<BR>of
getting the piano so close to pitch after the first pass?<BR><BR>Any =
thoughts?<BR><BR>Tom Sivak </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>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>Regards,</FONT><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>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
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