Stability reply

[pianoman]

Hi Don,
I, IMHO, believe the single most limiting factor in having the tuning come
out as good as it possibly can is our own attitude  and enthusiasm about
how important our best is for that particular instrument.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
pianoman@inlink.com
"A terrible thing happens when you stop promoting--Nothing.".

----------
> From: Don <drose@dlcwest.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Stability
> Date: Saturday, April 11, 1998 9:59 PM
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> We have many variables to deal with. The some of the areas of concern
are:
> 
> Size of instrument
> Quality of Instrument
> Age of instrument
> Philosophy of scale design
> tightness of tuning pins
> friction of rendering points
> hardness of hammers
> playing conditions
> lighting
> heating systems
> air conditioning
> humidity control
> barometric pressure (which affects the partial pressure of water vapour)
> previous work
> 
> Many of the above are beyond our control. We have to work with real
pianos
> in a real world situation. 
> 
> I would invite people to comment about the relative importance of these
> factors. Please feel free to add to the list.
> 
> 
>  
> Regards, Don