Currier pianos

[Clyde Hollinger]

My opinion, John--  
You can make an out-of-tune El Cheapo sound better by tuning it, but
sometimes it is not possible to make it sound good.  But it's still a
win-win situation if the client is happy with your work, and you are
happy to get paid!  :-)  With experience you learn which pianos can be
significantly improved with more work and which cannot.

Clyde Hollinger
Lititz, PA

John M. Formsma wrote:
> 
> Greetings, List.
> 
> I have tuned several Curriers (2 spinets, 1 console) in the past week.
> They may qualify as PSOs. I made them sound better, but they still did
> not sound all that good when I was finished. The unisons had no beat
> in them, but there was a "waver" or something (I don't know just how
> to describe it) that I could not tune out.
> 
> Is it possible to make a Currier sound "good", or must we be satisfied
> with "better"? If it is possible for them to sound good, what is the
> secret to it? I want to do the best job possible, but I don't want to
> spend precious time if it will accomplish no measurable good.
> 
> I read in the Pianotech archives (from some time ago) that at a
> convention there was a Grand brand spinet that sounded very good,
> according to the author. I have tuned a couple of "Grands", and this
> was not at all my reaction. :-)
> 
> In general, what should we expect from these cheaper pianos?
> 
> I look forward to hearing about your experiences with this type
> instrument.
> 
> John Formsma
>