[pianotech] Pitch raise criteria

[John Ross]

As I said, it is just my take.
I know that the spinet, or whatever is their pride and joy, but I charge my customers for what they want.
I know they wouldn't want to pay, anything near what it would take to bring some of these units up.
Let us face it, even when new they left much to be desired.
Different customers have different requirements, and I am not going to talk them into making a silk purse out of a sows ear, just to pad my pocket. Especially in these hard times.
I have a rural clientele, and money is tight, they have other priorities.
Then again, there is always the customers perception of sound. They all think the piano sound better, and are satisfied.
It is the customers needs that matter, not yours.
I am sure we could all spend a couple of days on any piano, making it better, but to what end.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ryan Sowers 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 3:31 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pitch raise criteria






  It may seem like  "lesser quality" to you, but to the owner, it is their pride and joy! I find that spinets and consoles respond to the same kind of work that makes "higher end" pianos sound and play better: fine regulating, hammer to string mating, and voicing. One idea is that the "lesser quality" instruments need all the help they can get! 

  This is why I enjoy having a small shop/retail business. I can pick up a 1955 Wurlitzer spinet for $150, and lavish 15 hours on it.  Believe me, they have no trouble selling for $1500-$2500. They sound SO much better than any other small pianos out there. I just have trouble keeping pianos like this in stock! 


    >Just my take. John Ross,








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  Ryan Sowers, RPT
  Puget Sound Chapter
  Olympia, WA
  www.pianova.net
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