Bad Student Piano Insight

[Alan Forsyth]

Tis a sign of the times, but I know several piano teachers who have gone 
digital. Even the local blind school went digital (so much for insight).

Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Alan Forsyth
 and hoping your piano plays jingle bells and not jangle bells.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Bad Student Piano Insight


>
>>The information I gave him about his piano was completely brand-new stuff 
>>for him.
>
> As will be the revelation that piano techs aren't on salary (somewhere), 
> aren't doing this as a hobby to relieve the boredom of the idle rich, and 
> need to be compensated for time spent on the customers' behalf finding 
> another piano, in order to eat. This all may seem incredible, but it's not 
> remotely uncommon.
>
>
>>One question remains though: why hadn't her piano teacher of six years 
>>said anything to the parents about the piano?
>
> Since when do piano teachers know any more about pianos than anyone else 
> out there in consumerland? This could easily be brand new stuff to the 
> teacher as well. I have a question. Do you tune the teacher's piano? If 
> not, why doesn't the teacher's tuner tune this piano? Does the teacher 
> HAVE a piano, and if so, is it EVER tuned?
>
> Ron N
>
>