Voicing reply

[Jon Page]

Sounds like legal litigation may be in order if the tuner took it
on himself to make these changes. Even if not, a botched job
is still grounds for swelling the pockets of the lawyers :-)
Jon Page
At 06:20 PM 2/28/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> From:          "pianoman" <pianoman@inlink.com>
>> To:            <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Subject:       Re: Voicing reply
>> Date:          Fri, 27 Feb 1998 13:41:53 -0600
>> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org
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>This really is a sad story...The pianist is very accomplished 
>and I met him at a local concert hall when I was tuning for his 
>concert.  He is very poor...has been playing on a Kimball for 
>many years...has used the same tuner for the same number of 
>years.  So he finally makes the plunge and buys a brand new 
>model A, Mason & Hamlin.  This was actually before Pianodisc 
>investment so it isn't exactly brand new.  He came to the 
>concert and was orgasmic about his new piano.  He couldn't stop 
>raving...I didn't see him for some months until he called and 
>told me the story of his tuner.  This fellow came in and in no 
>time was filing hammers and needling.  The pianist told me the 
>tuner was complaining about how hard the hammers were to file. 
>Anyway, here I am, the poor sap trying to bring some tone back 
>into the piano.  I have been trying to talk to Rick Baldasin and 
>will ask him for ideas.  I will also contact the factory for 
>advice...
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>Thanks guys...
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>> Hello David,
>> Why would anyone think he could change the voicing to the better on a fine
>> new piano such as this?  Who are these people?
>> It seems like that would be like taking a Lexus from the showroom and
>> trying to do a tuneup on it.
>> James Grebe
>> R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
>> pianoman@inlink.com
>> "I'm on my way towards the mighty light of knowledge".
>> 
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>> > From: David ilvedson <ilvey@a.crl.com>
>> > To: pianotech@ptg.org
>> > Subject: Voicing
>> > Date: Friday, February 27, 1998 5:28 AM
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>> > I have recently taken on a new customer with a new Mason & 
>> > Hamlin Grand, Model A.  The previous technician has apparently 
>> > needled the hammers(Renner blue) to death and the tone is very 
>> > lacking.  Any suggestions as ways to bring them back up.  I have 
>> > lightly filed and lacquered(6 to 1) but still not much 
>> > improvement.  
>> > 
>> > Thanks in advance...
>> > 
>> > ilvey
>> > Pacifica, CA
>> > ilvey@a.crl.com
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>ilvey
>Pacifica, CA
>ilvey@a.crl.com
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