[pianotech] tuning without stripping

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Now, I don't want to start another "do or don't" war.....however, since 99% of 
my customers are like the ones David is 
talking about - I don't see the - need - to become an RPT.

Just stating - and - no further commentary is wanted.

Duaine


I guess if you're happy and satisfied doing nothing but pitch raises on old upright, then I would agree there might not be a need to become an RPT. But becoming an RPT might give you the ability to work on better and newer pianos, and actually build a clientele that will help your business. 

Wim

 



-----Original Message-----
From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sun, Jan 13, 2013 11:32 pm
Subject: Re: [pianotech] tuning without stripping


On 01/13/2013 11:31 PM, David Nereson wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 2:01 PM, John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com 
<mailto:formsma at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Me too...mostly. Strip muting is always faster for me. I do occasionally 
like to tune with two mutes. But the
>     piano has to already be very close in tune for that to work well.
>
>     That's right.  And most people's pianos are not, because they let them go 
too long.  I'd say a good 2/3 to 3/4 of
>     the pianos I tune, maybe more, need a pitch raise first, even if it's just 
5 or 10 cents.  But many of them are
>     more like 15 to 30 cents flat.   And a good percentage of them need the 
lost motion taken out first.
>
>         Those two things of course use up almost the whole 2 hours allotted 
for the appointment, which is why there's 
> almost never occasion to do any fine-regulating, touchweight modification, or 
voicing.  All these high-level piano 
> servicing classes offered at the conventions are great if you're working 
mostly for concert-level artists or even 
> university piano professors, but "in the trenches" of real-world tuning for 
Mr. or Ms. average piano owner in the 
> suburbs, there's almost never an opportunity to use that level of knowledge.  
Or the owners just don't have the funds 
> or see the need for it at their beginner or amateur level of playing.   (, all 
of which doesn't have anything to do 
> with strip mutes, of course;  just doing some minor venting here....)
>      --David Nereson, RPT
>
>
Now, I don't want to start another "do or don't" war.....however, since 99% of 
my customers are like the ones David is 
talking about - I don't see the - need - to become an RPT.

Just stating - and - no further commentary is wanted.

Duaine

-- 
Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
(314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com
Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years


 
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