Wim and Tony, Now we're thinkin'. Let's toss around a few more ideas on this, but forgive my bluntness. We all spend an hour, and more, per tuning, and this doesn't take all our brainpower, so what do you consider during this time. I'm thinking: Why am I doing it this way?, What does that do?, Does what I read yesterday apply here?, etc. Ok, it's fine to ask questions, but I question if there is no such thing as a dumb question. Sy is an RPT, so this qualifies him to a certain degree of knowledge. There is still homework to be done to keep up with technology. Reading the wealth of literature available, consulting with mentors through meetings, and self investigation all seem to be valuable avenues for this. This list is a tremendous additional resource. I welcome a thirst for knowledge, but you need to use your brains to their capacity as well. We shouldn't always rely on those willing to give the answers freely. As to the questions posed below: Yes, no and no. We all know that the soundboard needs to have a finish applied to it, but why? Let's think about it folks, something to do with moisture and wood instability? Most questions on this topic have been endlessly answered on this list, and available in the archive. > Having a bad day ? customers got you down? Or has some piano tuner been > saying nasty things about you ? > 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. > 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.
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