[CAUT] Boston Question

[Ed Sutton]

Avery-

When you say "very large church" I think "temperature change, during or after tuning." The top octaves can be very sensitive to temperature change. Big churches often have sudden temperature changes. A space blanket can be used to cover the open piano while tuning. Bill Clayton uses a thin clear plastic he can see through, and tunes under the sheet.

Ed Sutton

  From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Avery Todd
  Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:31 AM
  To: Pianotech List
  Cc: College and University Technicians
  Subject: [CAUT] Boston Question

   

  List, 

   

  I just had a call about a Boston GP193 (7' ish) that's app. 10 yrs. old with a persistent tuning problem in the upper 2-3 octaves. The unisons won't stay in tune. The owner has checked with several technicians & one even told him that the problem was inherent in that age of that piano & that there's no fix for the problem that he'd heard about. Newer versions no longer have the problem, he said. 

   

  I've never run across that particular one and have never heard of this (I've tuned very few Bostons). Has anyone else? Does anyone know of a "fix" for this problem, short of a redesign/rebuild? The piano is in a fairly large church and they now are planning on getting rid of it because of this problem. They don't really want to because they love the touch but they use it in a recording studio and it's "driving them crazy"! 

   

  Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. 

   

  Avery Todd, RPT

  Houston, TX
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