Different Pitch Raising Sequence

[Stephen Airy]

At 03:19 AM 12/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
>That particular one was at a civil-war-era home that the park service had
>taken over and was converting to some type of park-thing. The lady
>park-person said that the home had been only been occupied by a crazy old
>lady since the depression (presumably she may not have been so old then!)
>and then the home was vacant since the 60's. So presumably perhaps the piano
>had not been tuned since the 1920s???
>
>I did a Yamaha P-22 a little while back for a COMPOSER of music. He bought
>it in 1970. He got his free tuning for the new piano in 1970. I was the next
>tuner this year. My recollection is about 150 cents flat. Brought that
>rascal up to 440 in 2-1/2 passes (I often make an extra pass in the high
>treble area).
>
>I remember an old upright that I brought up to 440 that the lady had a clear
>recollection of when her dad tuned it in the early 1950s. It was about 200
>cents flat. Boy I think I did four or so passes on that one.

The Ricca & Son piano I've mentioned on the list at times was last tuned in 
the 1950s, from what the friends I got it from told me.  It had been 
sitting in someone's garage for several years and not played hardly at all, 
and was 100c flat.
Bruce Stevens has told me that he rarely sees normal pianos (tight tuning 
pins, everything else in good shape) less than 200 cents flat.  What do you 
all think it takes for a piano to go flatter than that?  loose pins?
Also, how loose would the pins have to be, or maybe I should say what's the 
fastest you've seen a piano go 100c, 200c, or even 400c flat?

>I think a stable piano that had been tuned regularly commonly might take 10
>to 20 years to go 50 cents flat. (just a guess)
>
>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stephen Airy" <stephen_airy@yahoo.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:02 PM
>Subject: Re: Different Pitch Raising Sequence
>
>
> > 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?
> >


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