need ideas

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Mon Apr 9 18:02 MDT 2001


Keith,
    I figured it was in a classroom, being on the CAUT list and all. I'm still
surprised by the sensitivity of it.

Greg

kam544@flash.net wrote:

> >Keith,
> >    I'm amazed that there is trouble with only a few inches movement on a
> >slightly unlevel floor. Are you sure this is the only factor? How soon do they
> >go out?
> >
> >Greg
>
> Greg,
>
> How I discovered this.  I noticed a caster was creating a sympathetic
> vibration during a tuning.  So, I moved the piano a few inches to have the
> caster touch the floor.  Resumed the tuning only to find that it didn't
> sound right.  Made some checks to verify in the tenor section, lo and
> behold, it was not where I put it.
>
> Moved the piano back, went back in tune.  Went on and finished the tuning.
>
> Please, keep in mind that these are university classroom pianos that are
> used for theory training, therefore any deviation from decent intervals can
> create a hindrance to the learning process.
>
> Keith McGavern, RPT
> Oklahoma Baptist University
> Saint Gregory's University
> Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

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