In a message dated 5/6/99 4:51:14 PM !!!First Boot!!!, jformsma@dixie-net.com writes: << 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? >> In general, although they weren't the greatest instruments, Currier pianos didn't do all that bad in the long run. Part of the problem with the ones you just did was perhaps a lack of care over the last 15 or so years. Perhaps after a couple of tunings at regular intervals, the piano will tune up better. A lot spinets and counsels made in the 60 - 80 by the various manufacturers fall into the classification of being "not the greatest." Corners were cut, the manufacturing process left something to be desired, and quite frankly, some of the factories just didn't seem to care. This lack of quality led to the downfall of the American made instruments in this country. So to pick on one particular brand over another is not going to be fair to the industry as a whole, because they were all to blame. While there were some decent instruments made during that time, we need to approach the tuning of these instruments with a bit of apprehension, and do the best we can with what we have, and not complain too much. But as someone once mentioned, the check you get after tuning a Currier spinet buys just as much groceries as the check you get after tuning a new Petrof of Knabe.
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