I install lots of de-humidifier/humidstat "partial" systems in my neck of the woods, (Beach area of SO CAL) where the average humidity is 50-100% for most of the year. My question is: when installing this system in NEW pianos, which is almost always the case, I really need to do a signifcant pitch raise to at least A442, even if the piano is already at A440. I do this because i know, from experience, that the dehumidifier will "leach out" excess moisture from this new piano, which is in a generally high humidity environment. In addition, the new piano wire will also settle and stretch, so if i tune it where it is, at A440, it WILL be waaaay flat when i come back, even in 3 months. So, I'm having a little dilemma trying figure this one out; the company will NOT pay me to pitch raise a piano if it's already at A440 (Warranty tuning), so then the only alternative i can see is to charge the customer when i come back in 3 or 6 months for the pitch raise it WILL need. I'm curious as to what other's would do in similar scenarios. Thanks in advance! Terry Peterson Terry _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
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