Was Re: Coil tapping

[David ilvedson]

> From:          Billbrpt <Billbrpt@aol.com>
> Date:          Mon, 20 Apr 1998 17:00:52 EDT
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject:       Re: Was Re: Coil tapping
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

I agree that at least the problem should be brought up to the 
dealer.  Tapping the coils shouldn't take more than 5 minutes?  
A pitch raise before the tuning, maybe an extra 1/2 hour of work 
and a little instability in the tuning but hey, new pianos are 
inherently unstable and in the long run they will be better off. 
Would the dealer go for it?  I certainly hope so...Would the 
technician go for it?  I certainly hope so...

I'm out of flamesuits so be gentle...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA










> 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
> 
>