[CAUT] mind bender (for me at least..)

[Gary Mushlin]

My experience is that when the heat is turned up, the piano goes flat. 
When the heat is turned down, the piano goes sharp.

If the performance is at the same temperature that the piano was tuned, 
you will probably be OK once the temperature is restored.

Sincerely,
Gary Mushlin, MME, RPT




On Feb 15, 2005, at 1:12 PM, michelle stranges wrote:

> WARNING:
>
> This may embarrass me and then I'll get embarrassed.
>
> :o
>
> Tomorrow evening we have a 2 piano (Steinway B's) recital (Bartok) 
> with a Bach violin sonata (??) complete with harpsichord thrown in 
> there for SERIOUS fun.
>
> I have been babysitting all the instruments since Friday when they 
> were moved in there. Everyday they have been tuned.
> Heat was on.
> It is a **loud**/air circulating heating system and I knew it would be 
> turned off this week during all rehearsals and especially for the 
> recital itself.
>
>
> Long story short- I came in today to do the usual, and one of my 
> pianos and the harpsichord were noticably SHARP.
>
> This makes no sense to me.
>
> It was cold in there today- more than it had been obviously, since the 
> heat has been turned off- and I get cold easily too but that's another 
> story..
>
> Anyways-I figured they would go flat being the temperature went down.
>
> Anyone have any idea why I am not thinking this out correctly??
>
>
> :)
> Perplexed in Oswego
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>
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