Rainy day tuning

[David Ilvedson]

No I won't change today's appointment because of rain.  No one has asked me
that though...

David I.

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On 7/7/01 at 4:28 PM Clyde Hollinger wrote:

>David,
>
>No, what?  That when it rains you won't tune any pianos?
>
>Clyde
>
>David Ilvedson wrote:
>
>> No!
>>
>> David I.
>>
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>> On 7/7/01 at 7:48 AM Clyde Hollinger wrote:
>>
>> >Friends,
>> >
>> >Years ago a client called me on the morning I was scheduled to tune her
>> >piano.  She
>> >wondered if we should reschedule, since it was raining.  My
>understanding
>> >at the
>> >time was that the tuning doesn't change that fast, so not to worry
about
>> >it.
>> >
>> >But incidents such as Warren's would debunk that.  The past couple of
>> >years I've
>> >heard of, and experienced, pianos changing even in the process of
>tuning.
>> >Jack
>> >Stebbins has a story about doing a concert tuning.  He was part way
>> >finished when
>> >someone snapped the air conditioning on, which changed the tuning
before
>> he
>> >finished.
>> >
>> >What do you tell people on rainy days?
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Clyde
>> >
>> >Warren Fisher wrote:
>> >
>> >> Remember this piano had been very stable for years, but didn't have a
>> D/C
>> >> system.  The C of  C  picked up the piano at 8a.m. and installed it
on
>> >the
>> >> outside porch of their building.  At 10a.m., your's truly arrived to
>do
>> >my
>> >> thing.  A4 measured 13 cents sharp!!  The piano was used by the C of
C
>> >until it
>> >> was returned to the caterer at 6:30p.m that day.   At 9a.m. the next
>> >day, I
>> >> measured A4 again at 18 cents sharp!!  For those of you still using
>your
>> >forks,
>> >> that's nearly a third of a half-step in 23 hours!