> << It is completely irrelevant if the piano was tuned every six months for > ten years way back when they lived in wherever. > The problem at hand is: what condition is it in now. >> > > Thats not completely true - I would much rather see the piano > that was tuned every six months for the first ten years of > its life. > > Mark Ritchie RPT > Cols OH I, too, like to know some of the history behind a piano I'm approaching for the first time. I no longer put my name on the tuning/service dates (because it seems to offend some other tuners) but I believe the dates are helpful. Many times I've arrived to tune a piano the customer believes was tuned last year but the previous tuner's most recent date is 4 years ago. That date helps me sell the pitch raise that the piano obviously needs. I should mention that I only put my dates in vertical pianos. On grand pianos I either put no date (because clients & their guests may see them) or put them on the back of a business card tucked under the music desk out of sight. Jon seems really upset about what he calls graffiti. I've noticed, as others have noted, that the client is often interested in the "history" of the piano, especially if they bought it used or it was passed down through the family. Del Gittinger, RPT Registered Piano Technician of the Piano Technicians Guild delgit@acc-net.com Marion, OH
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