[pianotech] PIANO BAR TUNING

[Terry Farrell]

Good point Bruce - spotlights. The environment is otherwise very  
stable on these ships, but yes, the piano bar pianos are surrounded by  
the spotlights - and the do get hot. That may be the major reason I  
observe these pianos drifting more than the others on the boat. The  
daily on-and-off heat would sure be a likely culpret. And yeah, lot's  
of "Rock & Roll" - I mean not much Ozzy, but at least "Piano Man" and  
Three Dog Night (whew, is that really "Rock & Roll"?).

Terry Farrell

On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:17 PM, bppiano at aol.com wrote:

> Been there, done that, got the T shirt.  Does the piano stage have  
> spotlights?  Does the pianist play "rock and roll"?  Is there  
> cooking and such close to the piano during the day?  Is their a AC  
> vent close by?
>
> No matter how well the piano is tuned, unless there is a stable  
> environment, the piano will not stay in tune.
>
> Bruce Pennington, RPT
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Simmons <tsimmons4 at cfl.rr.com>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 2:04 pm
> Subject: [pianotech] PIANO BAR TUNING
>
> I tune pianos for a cruise ship and they are puzzled about the piano  
> bar piano which goes out of tune readily.  Other pianos
> On the ship of the same model (Yamaha G2) are relatively stable and  
> require minor changes. The piano is used 3 hours each
> night. I tune the piano every 2 weeks. What can I tell the music  
> director?
>
> Ted Simmons
> Viera, Florida

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