voicing on M&H

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David W. Pitsch replies:
I disagree with your statement "almost all new pianos are never going to
sound, play ... better"
I can improve on every piano that comes into the dealers' showrooms.  
Is it that we get different pianos from the factories, or is there an
ability difference 
in the technician?


pianoman wrote:
> 
>         My earlier post asked the question, "Why would anyone want to  re-voice a
> new Mason & Hamlin A".
>         I figure that on the fine;  no, probably almost all new pianos are never
> going to sound, play, look, or act better than when they leave the factory
> and are prepped and tuned in the showroom.  These people at the factory do
> the same job, (voicing, regulation,etc.) all day every day.  I could not
> think that I could ever compete with their expertise doing what I do only
> fairly regularly as compared to all day every day.
>                 When a client asks me about buying a piano I always recommend that they
> go to the showroom and play all of the models and pick the one they like
> best and tell the salesman that it is the one they want and proceed to
> write down the serial number to make sure.  Forget about wheeling and
> dealing, the one they want is the one they picked out, not one from the
> warehouse.
>          It is somewhat akin to picking a mate.  In my case, I knew I wanted a
> woman for my wife but certainly any woman is not the same as THE woman.  Do
> not be swayed by remarks like, "Oh, we can voice it to suit you after
> delivery."  POPPYCOCK.  Why would you want to revoice another piano to
> match the one you picked out in the first place.  Carefully choose one with
> all the perameters you are looking for and get the same one you chose.
>          Sorry to be so passionate.
> 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".