[pianotech] Re Tuning Time

[James Grebe]

There are very many good Chinese pianos   out there these days.
James
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:05 AM
Subject: [pianotech] Re Tuning Time


> Les said: " use TuneLab, and guess at 3-cents I can learn to do it that 
> quickly. At
> 10+I'll do it twice. Below about 20 I start in the last section, then go
> through the whole piano twice. That's 2-3 passes and two hours, except for
> those horrible Chinese pianos, and I've never seen one of those I can tune
> in less than 2.5 hours.."
>
> les, etal,
> Why don't you charge double for Chinese POSs like I  do  for Square 
> Grands. If you have  to be subjected to those attrocities, then you should 
> be duly  compensated,  IMHO. (BTW, I refused to tune or work on any 
> Chinese Pianos. They are  far  worse than the worst Overdamper  piano!) 
> Perhaps  if  we all  did that, then  perhaps  people  would  stop  buying 
> those  pieces of crap..labeled as  "Entry Level Pianos" What the hell is 
> that? Hopefully, some of the dealers and reps that lurk, will get the 
> idea!
> Happy, (?), Monday
> JOE
>
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I