[pianotech] Bluthner birdcage

[David Ilvedson]

David,

I'm almost laughing as I try to figure out the tuning pins under the keyboard...I would love to see a picture if you ever run into something like that.   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Byeway222 at aol.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 9/9/2009 12:39:08 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Bluthner birdcage


>Hi David,
> 
>I am certainly with you on this.  Unfortunately, overdampers are  
>reasonably rare in the USA and given the popularity there of using  long strip muting 
>for tuning it is not suprising that some tuners come to  grief.   However, 
>I wouldn't charge extra for tuning one of our own  Brit manufactured rare 
>Eavestaff Minipianos which have the tuning pins  under the keyboard etc.   I 
>know that it will take me an age to do and  that I shall be very frustrated 
>and probably angry at the end of it  all.  I just pass the job onto another 
>tuner who I know is used to  doing them.  We shouldn't charge extra for our 
>lack of experience.
> 
>R