In your "own" words

[Piannaman@aol.com]

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Terry,

I use an analogy that everyone can understand...the sticky door jamb.  In a 
humid season, the door is likely to stick.  When the air is dry, it opens and 
closes freely.  Wood swells and contracts in reaction to the season.  A piano 
is mostly wood, and parts will expand or contract, which will cause the 
strings to tighten or loosen.  If they get it, you should get a couple of 
tunings a year out of the client.  If they don't get it yet, then count on at 
least one tuning a decade, whether the piano needs it or not.  

Dave Stahl

In a message dated 2/19/03 1:28:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:


> 
> I always say there are three reasons, and most often they influence tuning 
> in
> the following order
> 
> Climate
> Useage
> Time
> 
> If the piano is seldom or never used, then the its most often
> 
> Climate
> Time
> Usage
> 
> And I go on to explain the basics of how each of these three influences the
> stability of the instrument
> 
> RicB
> 
> pianolover 88 wrote:
> 
> > i think it would be interesting to see how each tech on the list would
> > describe,  just as he would for his/her customers, why & how a piano goes
> > out of tune. I'm looking for the shortest, most concise and, for the
> > customer's benifit, easy-to-understand version. Interesting analogies
> > accepted!
> >
> >



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