XPost: sci.lang, alt.usage.english   
   From: J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.COM   
      
   > Is it the frequency of playing or the conditions of house that   
   > determine if a piano stays in tune?   
      
   Environmental conditions are an important factor -- temperature and   
   humidity.  Humidity in particular if the instrument is made of wood.  (-:   
      
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