Hi Phil: In many cases, it is best to tune the pianos high. The reason the factory tunes them high is that they know that the piano will drop more sooner than later. It is our experience that if a new piano is tuned at pitch on the sales floor, it will drop almost a half step by the end of the year with the new owner. Leaving it a little high if the dealer agrees will do more for the longevity of the tuning than if you lower the pitch. It's coming down anyway. Dealers hate to pay for a pitch raise in the customer's home after delivery when it is a free tuning for the customer at the dealer's expense. Jim Coleman, Sr. On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, pryan2 wrote: > I'm a "sort-of" newbie who just got his first piano-related job of = > tuning new pianos for a dealer who specializes in Asian pianos. Most = > (all) of these pianos come eight cents SHARP. I presume they are tuned = > at 442 in their country of origin. What's the best way to bring them = > down? I find that by just knocking each note down to pitch, they have a = > tendency to creep back up and I usually have to go over the piano twice. = > ( I use the SAT.) Is there a method I can use to avoid this extra step? = > I'd appreciate any experience anyone has in this area. > > Thanks > > Phil Ryan > > > > >
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