----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry" <terry@farrellpiano.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 6:45 AM Subject: Bad Student Piano Insight One question remains though: why hadn't her piano teacher of six years said anything to the parents about the piano? Many times the teacher never sees students' pianos, and the students don't know it needs work, even if it's in pretty bad shape, especially if the teacher's piano isn't much better! I had a similar experience this year where the Dad was willing to dump $400 or more into reconditioning a 50-yr.-old Betsy Ross spinet [tuned 4 of those just this week!] that had loose tuning pins, worn hammers, and needed a set of elbows and the keys rebushed. I thought, "What a waste -- why not put the money toward a better piano?" But no, they want to make sure their kid is another Horowitz before they go out and spend even $1000 on a used console that's at least decent, rather than atrocious. This from an upper-middle-class family with plenty of bucks for computer equipment, brand-new SUV, stylish home decor, exclusive home in a covenant community, etc. Typical. --David Nereson, RPT
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