Was Re: Coil tapping

[Billbrpt]

In a message dated 98-04-20 16:23:55 EDT, you write:

<< I see a lot of new pianos with coils higher on one side of the pin than the
 other which when tapped down the pitch drops dramatically. New Samick grands
 in particular seem to suffer from this.(not a put-down folks-just an
 observation-flame suit is ready :-) I do not get in the habit of tapping them
 down as this would create a floor tuning nightmare. >>

Of course this is not a "put down", just an observation that a particular
manufacturer seems to permit a certain defect in workmanship.  The fact that
no action is taken because "it would create a ...nightmare" is ironically
where this person fails to see the light.  It would be better to knock down
those coils and bring the resultant pitch drop up in one fell swoop rather
than struggling with a life time of dubious stability with the instrument.

A floor technician should be able to get money for correcting these kinds of
defects.  If they really are consistently permitted by the manufacturer and
its warranty claims department keeps having to pay the bill for what should
have been done in the factory, you can be sure that the problem will be
corrected.  By not bringing it to anyone's attention, the problem falls
squarely on the technician alone.  If  the tunings are unstable, the
technician will most likely be blamed.  It will do no good to tell the
customer in the home that "Those S.... pianos are all poorly made."  

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin