This is the exact situation Chopin wrote his famous slow march for. You know the one: "Dum, dum, d'dum, duuuuum, d'dum, d'dum, d'dummmmmmm... Have this address handy for the customer http://www.pianodesk.com/index.htm Bon Chance! Alan Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:02 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Why Do They Do It? Boy, you've got it! I have one of these coming up. She called a couple weeks ago and said they were in the process of refinishing it. After that, all it will need is keytops and a tuning! Waaalaa - brand new piano!!! I can hardly wait to tune it. :-( Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 1:18 PM Subject: RE: Why Do They Do It? > Same reason they buy little Johnny an $89 guitar at Wal-Mart. Of course the > child loses interest in an instrument NO ONE can play comfortably and make > good music on. So when he quits the parents breath a sigh of relief that > they didn't actually pay the amount what's required for a decent instrument! > > Isn't it great when they buy an old upright, spend a fortune in time and > materials to repair and refinish the case, THEN call the tech to "tune > it"!?! > > I have now had two instances of this. One was a gorgeous 1890's Victorian. > In both cases I found the guts totally shot, brittle, worn out, rotten, etc. > > I charged for the service calls, just to add insult to their injury, but I > sure don't like those calls. > > Alan Barnard > Salem, MO > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > Behalf Of Farrell > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:54 AM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Why Do They Do It? > > > Just got a call - new client, tune piano. > > When was it last tuned? > Don't know - just bought it at Goodwill. > > Is it a tall, old upright? > Yes, its about five feet tall. > > Can you play me middle C over the phone? > Yes, hear that? > (I hear at least two distinct notes being sounded) > > How about trying D, one white note above C? > OK. > Thanks, that sounds about a half-note flat - the piano will need a pitch > raise also to get it up to standard pitch. (And likely about two gallons of > CA.) > > Where do you live? > Bla, bla street. > Yes, I know exactly where that is. > > Indeed, I know where that is. Brand new subdivision. Not a home there less > than $300,000 - some quite a bit more. A piano from Goodwill in this home? > Often even worse is same type of situation and parents buy a worn out 1948 > Gulbransen spinet for little Susie. > > Arrrrrggggggggggg! Sorry, just venting. > > Terry Farrell > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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