At 21:32 5/11/2005 -0500, you wrote: > >Terry asks: Do you find pianos that have not been tuned for 10 years to be >50 cents flat? I find that it takes more like 25 or 30 years (or more) to >go 50 cents flat. Terry, you really do lead a charmed life. Steinway is an allegedly good make. Just for fun, I looked at the record of an "L" that is in a practice room, and, if the student worker gets to it when he/she should, has a functional D-C unit. (no black diaper, however) I always tune to 440, since there are a bunch of other instruments which use the piano for accompaniment. As found: 11/02 - 438 1/03 - 436.7 5/03 - 440.2 8/03 - 442.7 10/03 - 438.5 1/04 - 436.7 4/04 - 436.9 6/04 - 441.8 8/04 - 442.5 11/04 - 439 (The pitch raise mode on my RCT gets a LOT of use.) This is only a _TWO_ year cycle. AND... there is at least an _attempt_ at humidity control. It only took 2 MONTHS to go 10-12¢ flat. I suspect that 25-30 years would find this one 200-300¢ flat. Conrad Hoffsommer Hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist abecedarian-in-residence Decorah, IA
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