The first thing that pops into my miniscule mind is ... how well are those
pinblocks fitted and anchored? They moving on ya? ("Seesawing" indeed)
Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri
> [Original Message]
> From: Andrew and Rebeca Anderson <anrebe@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <tune4u@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 12/21/2005 10:55:08 AM
> Subject: Re: Let's Get This Settled was How to explain a
pitchadjustment..and!
>
> Alan,
> I received a brand-new baby grand on my floor here that was all over
> the place when I got it. Around the treble break it took 14 tunings
> in one month to get it stable. The seesawing was nearly 10 cents at
> first. There is the climate thing, but I think there was something
> going on with the new (cheap) sound-board too. Older pianos that
> have been under tension for some time are probably much less Squirrely.
>
> The other piano from this maker came some 25+ cents high and took
> several pitch reduction passes to stabilize but has been very stable
> since. Kind of debunks that detune to ship myth doesn't it. ;-)
>
> Andrew Anderson
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