Tech recommendation/south Memphis area

Don drose@dlcwest.com
Thu, 26 Nov 1998 20:24:03 -0600


Hi Lance,

Is this a grand piano or an upright?


At 09:51 AM 11/26/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Don,
>The Technician told her all was well with the 50 watt DH / stat and that
>the piano made the trip fine.  I'm hoping that another RPT can help her
>confirm that.  This woman is NOT picky.  She was always satisfied and she
>is now talking about wild unisons in a short period of time.  My experience
>and what I have read indicates that swings in pitch thru a section because
>of bridge/soundboard movement is likely, but not drastic unison changes.  I
>get lots of business because of this very thing. Certainly anything could
>be possible.  But I am inclined to try another tech's tuning and analysis
>before blaming the piano or remaining blindly loyal to him.   
>Lance Lafargue, RPT
>New Orleans Chapter
>Covington, LA.
>lafargue@iamerica.net
>
>----------
>> From: Don <drose@dlcwest.com>
>> To: pianotech@ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: Tech recommendation/south Memphis area
>> Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 10:04 PM
>> 
>> Hi Lance,
>> 
>> Your climate is quite different than Memphis. Probably the dc
>installation
>> needs to be added to to make up for those differences. There is also the
>> possiblity that the instrument was damaged during the move. Another
>problem
>> is the very fact that the lady in question is used to the sound of your
>> tuning. It may be quite different than what she is getting now.
>> 
>> Then again perhaps you think that .42 cents pitch drop on a Yamaha C7
>over
>> a period of six is poor stability.
>> 
>> At 09:42 AM 11/24/98 -0600, you wrote:
>> 
>> >technicians and piano owners should expect and that blaming an unstable
>> >tuning on humidity is unacceptable _under conditions such as this_.  
>> >It is a fine quality instrument WITH an Dampp Chaser system
>> >installed properly.  
>> >
>> >Lance Lafargue, RPT
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>> "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
>> drose@dlcwest.com
>> http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/
>> 3004 Grant Rd.
>> REGINA, SK
>> S4S 5G7
>> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
drose@dlcwest.com
http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/
3004 Grant Rd.
REGINA, SK
S4S 5G7
306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner



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