[pianotech] Service bond price

[Ron Nossaman]

William Truitt wrote:
> Good post, Ron:
> 
> One thing I do not believe has been mentioned by anyone is that pianos are
> not settled in at the factory by very many manufacturers these days.  You
> know, do a rough regulation, roll the piano into the soundproof room, turn
> on the banger, and run out the door.  That helps to settle in the felts and
> leathers.  Then re-regulate before it goes out the door to the dealer.  Even
> if the manufacturer has done a half decent regulation, it's not going to
> last very long without the pounding in, and if the dealer does the prep,
> that won't last long either as the piano settles in from being played at the
> home.  

Exactly right, which makes  a general tightening, settling, 
and calming of residual boojums beneficial some time in the 
first year.


>No matter how careful the work done, it's still a moving target until
> the piano settles in. I followed enough of the pianos that I prepped as a
> dealer to see how quickly careful work can disappear as the piano settles in
> at the home instead of at the factory.  And most pianos are probably getting
> nothing more than a single rough regulation at the factories.

Dead on, which is exactly why I question the concert level 
initial prep. Since everything's still moving, it's mostly 
wasted. Rough in, least bad, coarse level regulation (minimum 
garbage), then refine as necessary later after the initial 
landslide has settled down some. YMMV, but not by a hell of a 
lot in practical terms.


> I suppose a dealer could buy a banger, but that only increases the amount of
> work that he is doing for the most part for free already.

And still wouldn't likely preclude regulation II, in my opinion.
Ron N