This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I have found that it is not unusual for Yamahas or any piano to drop = that much. It all depends on the environment. Keep track of the pitch = every time you go out and then use your documentation to sell a = DampChaser.=20 =20 I've got one Yamaha G1 in a church with a dampchaser that I've tuned = three times this winter. Each time it was 8 cents flat. Investigation = showed it to be too close to a heating register.=20 =20 I've never seen a Yamaha or any piano in a school have stable pitch w/o = a DampChaser installed. =20 Dean =20 Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 =20 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of Alpha88x@aol.com Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 7:45 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Keeping A440 =20 Greetings, =20 I have a new customer who is head of a music department. = Claims she gets all the pianos tuned 3 times a year: All newer (1980+ -) = Yamahas. One is a grand C7. I found them all around 8 cycles flat! I = find this difficult to fathom. Yet the tuner's card is inside the piano = with all the dates written on it.=20 I am really having a hard time believing that these pianos = were actually brought up to pitch at each tuning. I own a Yamaha. They = hold a tuning (In my home anyway). The pianos are only used about 10 = hours a week more than a residence. What could be causing such a drop?=20 rookie Julia Gottchall' Reading, PA =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/74/a3/62/56/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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