In-Piano Records Revisited

[David ilvedson]

Little more than graffiti to me...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA


> Respectfully disagree. Anything you find in a piano that constitutes service
> history is potentially helpful. I find nothing egocentric about
> extrapolating from the last half dozen tuning dates to diagnose stability
> problems, especially when the tunings weren't done by me. I'll routinely log
> the date, temperature, and humidity on the keys... in INK, with each tuning.
> I leave the last fourteen tuners' cards right where they are under the lid
> or music rack, and add my own. Having a service baseline beats all flaming
> you know what out of random guessing as to why the tuning is, or isn't,
> stable. If someone else is called to tune the piano next time, I have done
> him/her the courtesy of leaving them potentially valuable information
> concerning service history. No extra charge. I'll take records over
> guesswork any day.
> 
> Ron  
> 
> 
> >Maxpiano@aol.com wrote:
> >> I've been seeing penciled date and initials on piano plates ever since I
> >> began tuning in the '50's.
> >
> >This is an old, rather egocentric, tradition that is only valid in an
> >institutional setting where several technicians are responsible for a
> >large number of pianos.  They can check to see who did what and when. 
> >In a home setting, it rarely serves a useful purpose.
> >
> >Carl
> >
> >
> >
> 
>  Ron 
> 
> 
> 
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net