Hi Clyde, I have a printed brochure which has some tests the client can do before they call me. When the web became a "reality" for most clients I placed it on my web site for all to use. It will not eliminate all "bad" pianos, so I do strongly suggest that they have a piano tech look at the instrument before they buy. At 06:56 AM 5/9/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Dave, > >I agree with you that we could put more effort into encouraging "... >education to all technicians." But the example you cite here does not >appear to me to be a lack of education, but more like unabashed chicanery, >an attempt to deceitfully make a fast buck off of a trusting uneducated >customer. While I would like to think that our profession is free of such >characters, such is not the case. > >It's the piano buyer that needs education. If any of my customers suggest >they might soon be looking for a piano replacement or if I suggest that it >is time they replace their piano, I often offer to help them in their >decision so they don't hop out of the frying pan and into the fire. This >doesn't happen that often, and I have never set up a price structure to >get reimbursed for the time it takes, although I wish I could. Anyone >have a way that works? > >Regards, >Clyde Hollinger, RPT > > >David Renaud wrote: > >> Another reason to support the guild. >> There is a need to encourage more communication, >> accountability, and education to all technicians. >> Imagine this..... >> >> Old Wurlitzer baby grand, seen better days. >> Sold as full compleat rebuilt piano 2 years ago.... >> $10,000 >> >> Work "rebuilder" did. >> >> Refinished outside, New keycaps, drive in pins, tune. >> >> Condition >> >> 1) Key caps not filed flush...keys clack together, >> 2) De-laminated pinblock from driving in tuning pins >> without pinblock support >> 4) piano is not playable.... >> ie:1 full inch of letoff, yes 1 inch. >> 3) Extream hammers wear with exposed wooden moldings >> in top two octaves. >> 4) No felt of any kind replaced anywhere at all. >> 5) Damper levers clack against stop rail---no felt. >> 6) Bass string windings buzz on cores extreamly >> loudly. >> 7) Pedal lyre is falling apart.......so on and on. >> >> Somebody actually bothered to refinish this thing, >> glue keycaps on and sell it "fully rebuilt" after >> literally destroying the pinblock. >> >> This is not poor work, it is no work at all, >> dress up the package and cheat somebody for every >> penny you can possibly con them for. I have never >> sent a letter to another technician on stuff like >> this, but the poor lady was in tears. >> I would not tune the piano for it must have a new >> pinblock, pins just will not hold. >> >> I feel so bad for her. Wrote up big report and faxed >> it to her. I really do hope she follows this guy up. >> This is the worst I have ever seen. > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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