Different Pitch Raising Sequence

[Stephen Airy]

Wow, 350 cents!  Hey, I've been wondering -- what's the flattest anyone has 
seen, and how long does it take typical pianos under typical conditions to 
go 50, 100, 50, 200, 250, 300, 400 cents flat?

At 04:55 PM 12/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I regularly bring any piano that is up to 200 cents flat up to standard
>pitch in one sitting. At least half my tunings involve a pitch raise, and I
>probably do at least one or two a week greater than 50 cents. They all go up
>to standard pitch.
>
>In the last two years I have only had one piano that would not go up to
>pitch - an old rustbucket (moldy too!) S&S M. Had just a few pop a couple
>strings. Most all - no problem. I tell the customer that I recommend
>bringing the piano up to standard pitch - for better sound, and
>singing/other instruments/student reasons. I do tell them that there is
>always a chance that strings will break, and that they have the option to
>tune it at a lower pitch. Only one lady requested that I tune it at a lower
>pitch - she did not have the funds to bring her little wurly spinet up from
>100 cents flat (it took a couple passes anyway just to even it out before I
>could tune it!). I also did one old upright that was 350 cents flat and was
>about 130 years old - THAT one I DID recommend to the owner that we only
>bring it up part way this time - I think we went up to about 150 cents flat.
>
>What policies do others have regarding REAL FLAT pianos???
>
>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:41 AM
>Subject: Re: Different Pitch Raising Sequence
>
>
> > In a message dated 12/12/00 10:04:16 PM Central Standard Time,
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
> >
> > << Seems to me this is a good way to approach the piano with an elevated
> >  potential for popping strings during a pitch raise. Any thoughts? Are
>there
> >  any procedures that others have found to be valuable?
> >
> >  Terry Farrell >>
> >
> >
> > First of all, any piano that is more than 50 years old, whether it is a
>grand
> > or an upright, that is more than 50 cents low, will not get a pitch raise
>of
> > more than 25 cents. This mostly eliminates string breakage. If a customer
> > insists the piano be brought up to pitch, I will explain it will be at
>their
> > discretion, and that I will not be held responsible for anything that
>might
> > happen to the piano. (I have never had a customer challenge me.)
> >
> > I pitch raise starting in the middle of the piano, and go up, and then
>down.
> > I have found the piano to be more stable in the long run, than if I did it
> > according the directions. Although Dr. Sanderson has stated it doesn't
>make
> > any difference, I am more comfortable with this method, and think it does
> > make a difference.
> >
> > Willem
> >


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