[pianotech] Soundboard Graffiti

[Tony Caught]

Hi Bruce,

Having a bad day ? customers got you down? Or has some piano tuner been
saying nasty things about you ? I know that Tassie is down under down under
but comments are supposed to be enlightening not down under the belt.

And you forgot to mention the elasticity of the various stickers and the
effects of lack of moisture penetration with the fluctuation of the
humidity.  

Now there is a thought.

What would happen if we covered the entire back of the soundboard with
plastic stickers ? Would it reduce the effects of humidity variations and
thus make the piano more stable in tuning ?

Your thoughts please.


Tony Caught
acaught at internode.on.net

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner
Sent: Saturday, 25 September 2010 11:51 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Soundboard Graffiti

Sy,
You are supposed to be the expert in this situation, when advising clients.
How many stickers have you observed on the actual soundboard? What would
be their combined weight, if stacked together on one location?
If they are loose, do the buzz or rattle?
Use your common sense and knowledge of piano technology!



> This piano is in a school music room. Check out the photo attached.
>
> Does the soundboard like all that adhesive and paper? Could it dampen the
> soundboard? The piano sounded normal when I tuned it.
>
> Sy Zabrocki--RPT