frequent tuning - floating pitch? was tuning

[Avery]

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I should have said: "barring floating the pitch=20
for whatever reason". I do. But I work at a university. :-)

Avery

At 01:12 PM 1/28/2006, you wrote:
>At 08:35 AM 1/28/2006, you wrote:
>>I think this might be m problem with speed in=20
>>tuning.  As I'm learning this awesome trade,=20
>>I'm finding that I need to raise pitch on any=20
>>practice piano.  For some reason, I feel like=20
>>I'm doing less quality work etc if I were to=20
>>leave it flat or sharp, flat in most cases.
>
>If you're trying to do good work, DON'T leave it flat or sharp!
>
>>It's a perfectionist thing.  I feel as if it's=20
>>not a440, I'm doing a poor job and my collegues=20
>>with more experience are saying, "it's not=20
>>a440."  So how do I just tune for the sake of=20
>>tuning and gaining experience without the necessity to match it to a440?
>
>That's part of the learning! Just pull it A-440=20
>(& a little sharp, if possible) as fast as you=20
>can go. THEN go back and tune it to A-440.=20
>That's the only way you can if it's that flat!
>
>Avery
>
>>Marshall
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:john@formsmapiano.com>John Formsma
>>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>'Pianotech List'
>>Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:16 AM
>>Subject: RE: frequent tuning - floating pitch? was tuning
>>
>>Jason,
>>
>>I float the pitch all the time. Stability is my=20
>>goal rather than having the piano =93dead-on=94 A440 all the time.
>>
>>Here=92s the typical scenario=85it=92s winter now and=20
>>the piano is 4-5 cents flat in the bass, -12 in=20
>>the tenor, and -5 in the treble. So, I do a=20
>>one-pass tuning to A439. This way, in the=20
>>summer, things will be a bit sharp of A440. If=20
>>you pitch correct all the time, the piano is=20
>>not as stable. In the summer, when the piano is=20
>>sharp, I=92ll tune to A440 or A441, whichever will give the best=
 stability.
>>
>>Now, if the piano is in a church that uses=20
>>other instruments, it gets tuned to A440.=20
>>However, in certain less =93critical=94 situations,=20
>>I=92ll get within 2 cents of A440 depending on=20
>>the season. Most people don=92t ever notice that=20
>>difference. Again, the goal is stability rather=20
>>than being at A440 all the time.
>>
>> From the perspective of most customers, they=20
>> want a piano in tune with itself, and don=92t=20
>> really care if it=92s at A439 or A441. They do=20
>> care about paying extra for pitch corrections=20
>> every season to have it right at A440. If I=20
>> see other instruments like a guitar or violin=20
>> near the piano, I=92ll ask the customer=92s=20
>> preference first. Yes, I do offer DC systems.
>>
>>John Formsma
>>
>>----------
>>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [=20
>>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jason Kanter
>>Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:22 AM
>>To: 'Pianotech List'
>>Subject: frequent tuning - floating pitch? was tuning
>>
>>I imagine that if you "recently" tuned the=20
>>piano (last week or last month or two months=20
>>ago) and now it's still "in tune" but a couple=20
>>of cents sharp, you tune it where it lies? That=20
>>makes it a half-hour tuning instead of an hour=20
>>and a half, and the following week (or month or=20
>>couple of months) you again tune it where it=20
>>lies, and within six months, when you have the=20
>>couple of hours, you bring it all to 440 again.=20
>>Yes? Or do you keep adjusting it to 440 every time? Or sell Dampp-chasers?
>>
>>|| ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| ||
>>Jason Kanter . jkanter@rollingball.com
>>Piano tuning, regulation, repair
>>Serving Seattle and the San Juans
>>425.830.1561
>>
>>----------
>>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [=20
>>mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of PJR
>>Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 5:16 PM
>>To: Pianotech List
>>Subject: Re: tuning
>>I tune cruise ship pianos once a week.  On them=20
>>you have the problem of rocking, vibrations,=20
>>salt air, hard players and continuous playing=20
>>(mechanisms).  Comes down to the fact that you tune a whenever it needs=
 it.
>>Phil Ryan
>>Miami Beach
>>pianotune05 wrote:
>>Hi everyone,
>>How often is too often to tune a piano?  I=20
>>typically see twice a year, or even every three=20
>>months.  Is anything less than that necessary=20
>>such as once a month or even once a week which I 've heard of?
>>Marshall
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