If the problem persists, you might (if you didn't already) check the plate for a tiny crack. Fran (KS) "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: >Yes, not really, piano seems to be in one piece, chicken was great. > >I'm just going to lay low on this one and wait until they call - either in a week or two because it's way out of tune again, or if it holds......a couple of years when they normally tune again. > >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Z! Reinhardt" <diskladame@provide.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 4:26 PM >Subject: Re: Tuning Gone Bad: The Outcome > > >> Have you tightened all plate bolts? >> >> Does the deviation from pitch get worse the farther away you get from the >> plate struts? >> >> Is there a possibility that the piano is delaminating? Perhaps running a >> few well-placed bolts completely through the piano in the pinblock area >> could help mash things back together again. >> >> Or is the rest of the piano flexing as the plate flexes, as in the wood >> frame being more for decorative purposes than for structural support? >> >> Now throw that chicken on the grill and open that bottle of wine. >> >> Z! Reinhardt RPT >> Ann Arbor MI >> diskladame@provide.net >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> >> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 10:57 PM >> Subject: Tuning Gone Bad: The Outcome >> >> >> Jimminy Gadzookas, that thar' pie-anner's got some problems. >> >> I tuned this 1963 K&C 40" spinet three weeks ago. It was at pitch (I made >> one quick pitch raise pass in the high treble) and I tuned it to A440. The >> Pastor calls me a week ago and says the pianist said the piano has gone out >> of tune in the middle area. I went out there today. >> >> Bass: 2 cents flat. Tenor: most of it 25 cents flat - tapering to A440 pitch >> at the break. Right back to 20 cents flat in the whole upper treble part. >> Searched all over piano for cracked plate, lost backpost, etc. Everything >> seems OK. Then I played 20 questions with Mr. Pastor Sir. >> >> Turns out, the piano was moved the day before I tuned it (3 weeks ago) from >> the old church building to the new church building. The new church has three >> major AC units. Only one was going today, and it was nice an cool in there >> (90 outside). I did not have a hygrometer to measure in the old and new >> church, but I'm guessing that the old church is very high humidity, and the >> new church is very low humidity. That may be the primary cause of the plain >> wire sections of the piano to drop 20 cents. >> >> But the piano was wierd. Bad wierd. I did a normal pitch raise, but the >> center ended up 5 to 8 cents flat. I did a tuning pass, with pulling the >> middle part up an extra cent or so to make all work out nice. The top half >> of the middle section ended up 4 to 5 cents sharp. So I retuned that part >> back down to pitch. Then the lower half of the middle section ended up 8 >> cents sharp! What's going on here!?!?! >> >> Then I decided two things: 1) That thar' pie-anner's got some problems; and >> 2) I had better go the the store and get a bottle of wine and some chicken >> to grill. So I did. Problem solved. >> >> 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 >> >> >> > __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
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