"My Piano Does not Play in Tune"

[matt doboze]

Why don't you try a another tuner?
>Dear Piano Technicians,
>I wish to be better informed concerning the care and expectations of my
>instrument.
>Here is my problem: I moved from Utah to Oregon on Aug. 3, 1996. I waited
>for my piano to settle into the climate here which was similar to Utah. We
>had a hot dry summer and now rain (we get about 19" per year). I just had
>my piano tuned by a registered technician and I am not satisfied with the
>tuning. The bass end is flat and the treble end rings. He also tinkered
>with some friction problems which have left a few keys sticking. He tuned
>my piano with a tuning fork. I wonder if it is impossible to get as tight
>of a tuning job via tuning fork compared to digital tuner?.
>How can I specifically describe my tuning tastes? I can tell when a piano
>is in tune when I don't perceive a bend in the pitch wave-I hear the sound
>go straight to pitch. I told my tuner that I do not like a dark piano.
>He told me that my piano was sharp and that it would also need voicing.
>It was voiced thoroughly, rebushed, and restrung perfectly by J. Eldridge
>Travis of Spanish Fork, Utah, 2 years ago. Do I need to voice the piano
>again before it will sound solidly tuned?
>I am shocked that my tuning job does not sound tuned.
>Any Advice?
>Sandra Harper
>P.S. Write me back at my email address: sbach@wave.net
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>Dean Harper
>Imagisphere Creative Sound Design
>792 Columbine Way
>Central Point, Oregon 97502
>Tele   #  1-800-251-4980
>Tele 2 #  (541) 664-5078
>Fax       (541) 664-5078
>Email: imagis@wave.net
>Home Page: http://www.nebonet.com/home/imagis/
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