I need to chime in on this one.. I do contract work for a local dealership..alot of new pianos leave the store with just one floor tuning on them(usually above A=440), and when the piano gets to the customer, the piano has fallen below 440..sometimes as much as 12-16 cents..usually 0 - -6 cents. Is that a fault of my technique? I don't think so. Is it the fact that newer pianos need a little more TLC when it comes to stability? I sure hope so, 'cause that's been my experience with them. I do ALOT of quick 1st passes in the customer's home..it's not the fault of the dealership if they sell the piano to make a sale to make money to refer me the service business, is it? I don't think so. For me, servicing new pianos and doing quick first passes is a fact of life..and..oh..before I forget, I do these passes usually in less than 10 minutes, and I don't listen to anything..I'm just moving pins as quickly as possible getting tension back to where it should be...all feel, folks. Does that mean I'm a bad technician for doing that? If it is, then there's alot of clients out there that I have done wrong to over the years, and alot of stable pianos because of it. ..and because those pianos are stable, I do alot of tunings in less than 1 hr. - does that mean I am short-changing my clients, even within the timeframe of a "service call" I am checking voicing, correcting any voicing problems, and regulation problems(usually a tight jack flange here and there)? If you answered 'yes' to any of the above questions, please contact me privately. I need to set you straight. -Phil Bondi (Fl.) phil@philbondi.com
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