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Do you really have to tune a piano every 6 months?

What's the big deal if you just don't tune it at all?
ruby hospital background story
  04/19/18
Rina tortures you
appetizing sapphire partner
  04/19/18
depends on climate. but yeah. wood frame and connectors ...
Opaque frum university
  04/19/18
Strength is kind of irrelevant, but you're right that humidi...
swashbuckling hideous gas station
  04/19/18
tensile strength is constant force of the wire pulling on th...
Opaque frum university
  04/19/18
bitch I'm a mechanical engineer, the material isn't undergoi...
swashbuckling hideous gas station
  04/19/18
Wood absorbs moisture and is affected by both temperature an...
Opaque frum university
  04/19/18
... and obviously didn't study engineering. Expansion of the...
swashbuckling hideous gas station
  04/19/18
LOL. I obviously did. So, piano's never need tuning becaus...
Opaque frum university
  04/19/18
I didn't disagree with you at all, in fact I just wasted a b...
swashbuckling hideous gas station
  04/19/18
...
crimson cerebral pit
  04/19/18
climate = NYC what happens if i don't tune a piano in NYC...
ruby hospital background story
  04/19/18
If in an air conditioned and controlled environment, probabl...
Opaque frum university
  04/19/18
no AC and no controlled environment anyway, what's the bi...
ruby hospital background story
  04/19/18
Not unless you're a concert pianist.
Opaque frum university
  04/19/18
i dont bc i only know 1 song. also my piano is electronic.
glassy deep weed whacker son of senegal
  04/19/18
lol @ this tuner flame
Carmine Hot Office Incel
  04/19/18
My wife made me buy her a piano 2 years ago. She never plays...
disrespectful hateful degenerate elastic band
  04/19/18
You're probably fine getting it done every few years. Unless...
Sepia Space
  04/19/18
Isn't this something that can be DIY'd? I imagine back in...
sinister arousing dragon
  04/19/18
Just get a Yamaha keyboard
crimson cerebral pit
  04/19/18
I'm buying a house, and they're offering to throw in the upr...
ruby hospital background story
  04/19/18
My mom played piano in the local symphony and taught piano l...
rebellious giraffe market
  04/19/18
My wife insists on having ours tuned every two weeks. I have...
Coral self-absorbed jewess really tough guy
  04/19/18
...
filthy school cafeteria
  04/19/18
Bet he can really tickle the ivories
Charismatic emerald coffee pot
  04/19/18
What music does she like? Jazz?
chocolate domesticated property patrolman
  04/19/18
You can tune a piano, buy you can't tuna fish!
Fishy passionate personal credit line
  04/19/18
No the whole thing is a JEW SCAM.
chocolate domesticated property patrolman
  04/19/18
Seems like an inappropriate placeholder here.
Opaque frum university
  04/19/18
I’m pretty sure there’s a Chuck Palahniuk book where the pro...
Carmine Hot Office Incel
  04/19/18
Year’s probably fine. It sounds like shit and octaves become...
hairraiser unholy meetinghouse chad
  04/19/18
Depends on the piano, but every nine months seems the limit
painfully honest philosopher-king
  04/19/18


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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:55 PM
Author: ruby hospital background story

What's the big deal if you just don't tune it at all?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878117)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:56 PM
Author: appetizing sapphire partner

Rina tortures you

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878124)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:58 PM
Author: Opaque frum university

depends on climate.

but yeah. wood frame and connectors with a relatively constant wire producing sound.

If humidity changes, then so does the tensile strength of the connectors to resilient wires.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878133)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:00 PM
Author: swashbuckling hideous gas station

Strength is kind of irrelevant, but you're right that humidity and temperature are very important. The frame can absorb moisture and expand in summer, or dry out and contract in winter. Also you have CLTE to worry about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878144)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:03 PM
Author: Opaque frum university

tensile strength is constant force of the wire pulling on the wood in the environmental conditions. Wire won't give as easily as the wood.

You can warp all of it if you don't adjust the wire strength.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878155)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:06 PM
Author: swashbuckling hideous gas station

bitch I'm a mechanical engineer, the material isn't undergoing plastic deformation. You're thinking of the elastic modulus since it will spring back after the humidity subsides and the material shrinks again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878186)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:08 PM
Author: Opaque frum university

Wood absorbs moisture and is affected by both temperature and humidity. Temperature is the only thing to worry about with wire.

Went to a T5 engineering school myself.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878199)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:10 PM
Author: swashbuckling hideous gas station

... and obviously didn't study engineering. Expansion of the wood necessitates the wire stretching or failing, I already talked about CLTE in my previous comment. If you wanted bonus nachos, you could even talk about thermal expansion differentials since obviously one will have a different coefficient than the other.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878213)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:12 PM
Author: Opaque frum university

LOL. I obviously did. So, piano's never need tuning because you were a mechanical engineer.

I get it.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878233)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:14 PM
Author: swashbuckling hideous gas station

I didn't disagree with you at all, in fact I just wasted a bunch of time arguing that you reached the correct conclusion with the wrong method.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878241)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:11 PM
Author: crimson cerebral pit



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878216)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:04 PM
Author: ruby hospital background story

climate = NYC

what happens if i don't tune a piano in NYC?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878162)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:06 PM
Author: Opaque frum university

If in an air conditioned and controlled environment, probably not much.

Humidity is a big concern, but if temperature and humidity is controlled, probably not needed as often.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878184)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:09 PM
Author: ruby hospital background story

no AC and no controlled environment

anyway, what's the big deal if it's a little out of tune? most people can't tell, right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878203)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:09 PM
Author: Opaque frum university

Not unless you're a concert pianist.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878205)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 9:59 PM
Author: glassy deep weed whacker son of senegal

i dont bc i only know 1 song. also my piano is electronic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878136)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:02 PM
Author: Carmine Hot Office Incel

lol @ this tuner flame

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878149)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:05 PM
Author: disrespectful hateful degenerate elastic band

My wife made me buy her a piano 2 years ago. She never plays it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878176)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:05 PM
Author: Sepia Space

You're probably fine getting it done every few years. Unless you have a good ear you might not even notice TBH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878179)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:09 PM
Author: sinister arousing dragon

Isn't this something that can be DIY'd?

I imagine back in the day the equipment and knowledge to do this would be beyond most people, but nowadays a measurement mic is cheap & there have got to be instructions online somewhere

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878207)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:12 PM
Author: crimson cerebral pit

Just get a Yamaha keyboard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878230)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:44 PM
Author: ruby hospital background story

I'm buying a house, and they're offering to throw in the upright piano for free. One of the keys doesn't work. Not sure about the overall condition of the thing. My wife wants to keep it because she thinks it looks pretty an d maybe our kid will play it someday (he's 2 yo now). I'm worried it'll be a pain in the ass to move (it's on the second floor)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878414)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:01 PM
Author: rebellious giraffe market

My mom played piano in the local symphony and taught piano lessons at home. We had a Steinway. I don't think we even tuned it every 6 years. My uncle tuned it but he was an engineer who had actually restored old pianos so he knew what he was doing. All I know about pianos is they can be fixed and it's never bad to have one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878509)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:15 PM
Author: Coral self-absorbed jewess really tough guy

My wife insists on having ours tuned every two weeks. I have no idea why. The kids don't even play it, but she insists on having the piano tuner guy out every other Tuesday morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878247)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:45 PM
Author: filthy school cafeteria



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878422)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:46 PM
Author: Charismatic emerald coffee pot

Bet he can really tickle the ivories

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878433)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:55 PM
Author: chocolate domesticated property patrolman

What music does she like? Jazz?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878472)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:15 PM
Author: Fishy passionate personal credit line

You can tune a piano, buy you can't tuna fish!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878248)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 10:54 PM
Author: chocolate domesticated property patrolman

No the whole thing is a JEW SCAM.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878468)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:21 PM
Author: Opaque frum university

Seems like an inappropriate placeholder here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878650)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:20 PM
Author: Carmine Hot Office Incel

I’m pretty sure there’s a Chuck Palahniuk book where the protagonist is a piano tuner who fucks housewives all day as a functional male prostitute.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878642)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:37 PM
Author: hairraiser unholy meetinghouse chad

Year’s probably fine. It sounds like shit and octaves become physically painful if you don’t.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878736)



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Date: April 19th, 2018 11:44 PM
Author: painfully honest philosopher-king

Depends on the piano, but every nine months seems the limit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3954297&forum_id=2#35878786)