One more tuning question...

[David Ilvedson]

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We've been over floating the pitch many times...if that's what=
 your talking about.  Check the archives...In terms of stability,=
 the less you change the tension the better.   I float the pitch=
 3 cents either direction except on concert instruments.  Most of=
 my Churches are not what I would consider concert instruments. =
 Other instruments can certainly adjust to that...

I'm sure there are "tooners" who do just about everything you can=
 imagine.  They, generally have short careers.   The idea that=
 the piano is going to continue to drop during the year is=
 erroneous.  It will go up and down. 

Also keep in mind, I live in the Bay Area of California and we=
 have a pretty stable climate.  If tuned at pitch occassionally=
 they tend to stay in the ballpark...if I lived elsewhere I'd=
 probably be installing a lot of damp-chasers.

David Ilvedson









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Received: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:36:03 EST
Subject: One more tuning question...


Greetings, 

            Is one way of doing business for some tuners to just=
 tune the piano "where it is"? In other words, they check the A=
 and if its close enough (or even if its not close to 440 ) just=
 tune the piano so that it is in tune with itself???

           And even going further, If they have a regular client,=
 such as a church, to do the above mentioned thing, cleaning up=
 unisons (so as to do a "bang-up" tuning) and then, on every 4th=
 tuning or so pull it back up to A440 or alittle above, so they=
 are set up to repeat the whole process, thereby saving=
 themselves some time on intermittent tunings, yet leaving the=
 customer believing that they are receiving an A440 tuning each=
 and every time...when they aren't receiving a true tuning (as=
 far as proper pitch goes) each and every time??

            Not that I would do such a thing in my practice. I do=
 not condone it either. I think it is dishonest. My question is=
 do some tooners do this?? is it possible? 
    

Julia 
Reading, PA


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