tuning with Dampp-Chaser

[Avery Todd]

I've always understood that a change in temperature affects the humidity,
hence the problem with the piano changing. Am I wrong?

Avery

At 08:52 AM 03/22/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > From: Patrick C Poulson <pcpoulso@pacbell.net>
> >
> > Charles: I have experienced the problem of a piano going out of tune after
> > the case has been opened, particularly on uprights, but I have always
> > attributed the drift to a change in temperature rather than humidity.
>
>Thanks. I'll pay more attention to the temperature changes to get a better 
>picture of what I'm dealing with. Come to think of it, I usually turn up 
>the heat just before I go into the room with the piano. I have a similar 
>problem with my tuning fork. Between handling it and setting down and 
>handling it again, its pitch changes quite a bit. TuneLab doesn't seem to 
>have that problem. :)
>
>Charles
>