OT - snowstorm

[Farrell]

I rarely notice significant pitch changes. I think mostly because so few folks use a heater much.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Chick (EarthLink)" <tune4@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: OT - snowstorm


> 
> 
> > Boy, I knew something was up with the weather. Thanks for letting my know.
> Been pretty cold here lately - lots of temps in the 60s, but the last couple
> days a good 75 or 80 degrees. Snowstorm. OK, that must be it. I knew
> something was going on. Thanks..... off for a bike ride now. Tooooldles.
> ;-)
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> 
> Terry, Clyde, Others
> 
> Tell us what you see these weather conditions doing to the pianos you just
> tuned.  We experienced temps dropping from the mid 30's to -17 degrees, and
> temps stayed 10 degrees or lower for about 3 weeks. Now they are moving up
> to the low 30's again. Furnaces run almost constantly and the humidity
> plunges.  There has been a rash of sticky keys, tight actions, knocks and
> squeeks, tuning drifts-many needing pitch raises. It's like you haven't
> tuned the piano for years.  You mention temp changes of  20-25 dgrees.  With
> that would come some humidity changes.  I'm curious to know how this affects
> the pianos in your area.
> 
> Paul Chick
> Southeastern Minnesota
> 
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