---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List, So far only two options have been mentioned, either do everything the piano needs, or only do the tuning work. How about a middle route. Living in Chicago, I rarely find a piano close enough to pitch to get away with a single pass, so I always allow enough time for two passes and 15 min. Every piano we see needs something; the most tweaked out piano could have its let off double checked, and the average piano we see could use several hours of work. I know most owners rarely spring for this extra maintenance but I believe I owe it to the piano and all who will play the instrument for it to be in the best possible condition. In the course of each visit the piano will get tuned and regulated. Now granted you can't do a lot in 15 min. but you can at least get the let off improved in the middle range or get the middle couple of octaves more level. In some cases the tuning may not be all that bad but the regulation may render the piano virtually unplayable so I will do a minimum amount of tuning work and spend the remainder of my time doing triage on the action. I concentrate on the worst problem first. Over the course of several years the piano may gradually become more playable, the student may continue lessons a little longer, the piano will get more service, more music will be played, and the world will be a better place. All this because we spent 15 min. turning a few capstans. Andrew Remillard ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/7e/4f/e7/7b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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