David & List That's how I use the PTG Piano Service Record. There is plenty of room to write what was done (in abbreviated fashion, of course) and I refer to it every time I return to the piano. Should someone else follow behind me, I hope it will be just as useful for them. I appreciate knowing how many pitch raises and how recently. Many customers have commented on what a good idea it is (as if it was something new) and they like knowing where they can look to remember what was done and when. I think it is quite a professional way of doing it. I hate writing on someone else's piano. Jeannie Grassi, RPT jgrassi@silverlink.net Bainbridge Island, WA > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org > [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > Of David ilvedson > Sent: Sunday, July 05, 1998 4:30 AM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: In-Piano Records Revisited > > > Years ago when I bought my new IBM Wheelwriter > typewriter...state of the art you know...I would have it > serviced by IBM techs who used a little paper service record > that they left in the typewriter. The next guy was invaribly a > different tech and he would always check the piece paper and add > his scratch. Thats what pianos need instead of the "graffiti", > a written log in the piano not on piano parts. It wouldn't > likely get lost if attached inside of the piano. > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA > > > > > Date: Sun, 05 Jul 1998 07:31:56 -0400 > > From: Carl Root <rootfamily@erols.com> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: In-Piano Records Revisited > > Reply-to: pianotech@ptg.org > > > Ron Nossaman wrote: > > > > > > Respectfully disagree. Anything you find in a piano that > constitutes service > > > history is potentially helpful. > > > > Good morning, Ron. > > > > I think a lot of technicians mistakenly believe that the piano owner > > will use this information. If not, why leave the card? > Even with RH > > data, pitch level, and date, you still don't know how > accurately the > > piano was tuned, which is just as likely to be the reason the piano > > needs to be corrected as typical (or atypical?) humidity changes. > > > > I like having records I can refer to. That's why I bring a > printout of > > their recent service history with me. It's more detailed and more > > portable than anything I could scrawl on the keys. The few > times I've > > seen extensive service history inside the piano, it was too > long ago to > > be of any use. They called me and we're starting over. > > > > Fourteen cards!? Now there's a puzzler. The standard joke > around here > > is that we use the card stock to shim key slips, grand > actions, etc. > > :-) > > > > > > "Kilroy was here . . . . . " > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > David Ilvedson, RPT > Pacifica, CA > ilvey@jps.net >
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