[CAUT] It's sooo nasty humid!

[Michael Magness]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Paul T Williams <
pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> wrote:

> Hey Caut's;
>
> I went over to one of our venues and lowered the pianos from A-444 to 440.
>  It's so humid, that everything is sticking. Soft pedal action wont return
> the action to rest (temp fix: loosen the cheek block screws)  Lots of
> squeeks and groans I've never heard from these instruments before. Since
> they get moved so much, I can't really get a DC on them.
>
> It's supposed to relax starting this Friday.  School starts a week from
> Monday and it starts up with a bang!
>
> Should I hold off til next week or trudge into it now?  First recital in 2
> weeks.
>
> How much does humidity affect voicing?  The Steinway D needs a little, the
> Baldwin D needs a lot.
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>


Hi Paul,
I lowered a UST-7 to A-440 from A-446 last Friday for something going on in
one of the local high schools.

It was 70 degrees & 51% RH when I started but by the time I finished it was
74 & 63%, the AC had been shut off.

We've had the 2nd wettest summer since they started keeping records here.
Along with an early spring, I've discovered setting my CyberTuner at A-438
on the first pass allows the piano to drift back up to 440 or slightly above
for the 2nd pass.

Mike
-- 

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it.

    Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)

Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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