Why Do They Do It?

[Piannaman@aol.com]

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It is an unfortunate irony indeed that the vast majority of people who could 
appreciate the finer pianos will never be able to afford them, while most of 
our favorite instruments are in the homes of people who don't know a Steinway 
and Sons from a Schafer and Sons, or a Boesendorfer from a Bargaindorfer.  

On the other side of the coin, thank God some people can afford the really 
great pianos, or they'd never see the light of day.  I'd rather tune a 
Falcone grand that never gets played than a Winter spinet that never gets 
played any time!

Dave Stahl

In a message dated 3/3/03 1:09:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
swiftspiano@hotmail.com writes:


> 
> >Brand new subdivision. Not a home there
> >less
> >than $300,000 - some quite a bit more. A piano from Goodwill in this
> >home?
> 
> I know the feeling.  Got a call one time to tune a piano.  When I got to 
> the 
> address, there was a brand new 3,000 sq ft house with 5 bathrooms. (husband 
> is a plumber) In the middle of the huge living room stood an old Grinnel 
> Bros upright that had been painted several times.  The woman said that she 
> bought it a few years ago from a local music teacher and got a good deal on 
> it.  Now that they had moved into their new house, she was going to 
> refinish 
> it herself.  No kids in the house and she only played a little.  Checked it 
> over and found that the bass bridge was shot along with all of the other 
> usual problems.
> 
> Told her that it would take a lot of time and money to get the piano right 
> and that she would be better off looking for something different.  Then I 
> told her that a grand piano would look really classy in her living room and 
> told her that I would help her find one if she wanted me to.  She ended up 
> buying a grand from the local college's yearly piano sale.  She now has a 
> decent looking piano and I don't have to work on junk.
> 
> Moral of the story, while these people are money conscious, they are also 
> status conscious.  If they weren't, they wouldn't build such expensive 
> houses.  All they need is a little push in the right direction.
> 
> What's more, once the first grand moves into the neighborhood more will 
> quickly follow in an effort to keep up with the Jones'es.  I have even seen 
> people who don't play the piano go out and buy an expensive grand. And, if 
> you get your foot in the first door as the tuner of choice, you may end up 
> with a lot more new business from their neighbors as well.  Yes, it is a 
> real pain to deal with these junk pianos but use it as an opportunity to 
> sell them on something better.
> 
> Ned Swift
> Lowell, MI
> 



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