pitch lowering

[Clyde Hollinger]

Rob:

Here in the Lancaster, PA, area, I am finding the same thing on pianos I
tuned last May.  80% or so are sharp, usually 5-10 cents.  I attribute
it to the mild winter and wet spring.  I jump on the bandwagon and call
it the El Nino effect!  (I haven't learned yet how to put the Spanish
"squiggle" on the "n" with the computer!)

Clyde Hollinger, RPT
Lititz, PA

Rob Stuart-Vail wrote:
> 
> List,
> 
> Pitch lowering is something we don't specialize in, here in the northeast,
> but I am running into a whole bunch of pianos that require it.
> 
> While I wouldn't balk at leaving a piano 10 cents high in the middle of the
> summer,  I'm finding some of them that much sharp and more,  already.  No
> doubt the mild winters and damp spring weather are responsible for this.
> 
(snip)

> I still use a Peterson strobetuner, but I'd be interested in hearing other
> people's comments on what they're finding in the field these days, and how
> the various SATs and Cybers are used to solve the problem.
> 
> Rob Stuart-Vail