That piano tuned in 1994 was not brought up to pitch...i.e. tuned where it was...but then I do live a sheltered life here in CA. David I. ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: David Vanderhoofven <david@vanderpiano.com> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Wed, 11 May 2005 21:40:00 -0500 Subject: Re: Grist for the Mill >5 cents per year? Quite conservative. Happens all the time. Tuned a >Kimball studio today, last tuned in 1994. The worst note was 92 cents >flat, average 30 to 50 cents flat overall. I would say 5 cents pitch drop >per year is quite conservative and happens very often in Missouri. >Actually, pianos that get tuned on an annual basis, with no humidity >control often have a 10 to 20 cent pitch correction needed, and often >more. You are living a sheltered life! It would be nice to live in a >place where pianos stayed at the correct pitch. >David Vanderhoofven >Joplin, MO >At 09:03 PM 5/11/2005, you wrote: >>5 cents per year? Quite unreasonable. With only one exception, pianos that >>I tune regularly - at least once per year (and most only once per year) - >>never need a pitch raise - and if any were 5 cents flat, it would need a >>pitch raise. Two cents or less per year would be my estimate. 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 Farrell >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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