Tuning Gone Bad: The Outcome

[Farrell]

Nope. A few unisons here and there and you could try and build an argument against the tuner. Twenty to 25 cents flat - that ain't the tuner's fault (and I know it was up to pitch when I originally tuned it). But, trading places with the client, all they would see is a piano that was tuned and then when way out of the ballpark. 

And this was a learning experience for me. I get calls where folks ask: "We just moved a piano from my mother's to our home a few miles away. It is horribly out of tune - can we tune it now or do we need to wait a few weeks?" I explain about humidity changes being the primary cause of pianos going out of tune. But that it is likely OK to tune it now if they wish because going from one AC home in Florida to another AC home in Florida, there will likely be little humidity change - as I have never seen a big change occur.

I will modify that statement in the future! I will recommend that all else being equal they should wait several weeks. It would likely be OK - it often is, but it is always possible that different climactic conditions exist in the two locations - so better to wait if you can.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: Tuning Gone Bad: The Outcome


> In a message dated 5/26/02 4:00:08 AM !!!First Boot!!!, 
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
> 
> 
> > Sumthin's screwy in St. Loui! I suppose I'll find out more about it next 
> > time they call. Oh well, interesting experience. I had never seen a piano 
> > change like that because of a presumed humidity change. Or maybe the plate 
> > is made of rubber.
> > 
> > Well, that's all I know.
> > 
> > Back to leading keys.
> > 
> > Terry Farrell
> >   
> > 
> 
> But did you charge them for the tuning?
> 
> Wim 
>