Pianos that arrive unregulated?

[David ilvedson]

Korea!

David Ilvedson, RPT

> From:          "Andy&Chris Taylor" <tempola@swbell.net>
> To:            <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject:       Pianos that arrive unregulated?
> Date:          Sun, 6 Sep 1998 13:10:27 -0500
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

> Hi.
> I have been reading the thread  abut the new pianos arriving from the
> factory "unprepped' or  "unregulated" is this the norm now? (our church got
> a new D H Baldwin that was horribly out of adjustment) _I hate that piano_!
> The dealer made it very clear that they and only they were to "regulate
> it".....I didn't see much of a difference! It caused some hard feelings in
> the church, I won't play it. neither will the backup pianist. It is pretty
> sad when a 90 year old Armstrong upright blows away a new grand in touch and
> tone!
> 
> I was under the impression that a church would take along a pianist when
> they selected a piano, I have selected pianos for several churches in the
> area not this time...........
> 
>  they paid a little over $10.000 for this thing.......it has a weak tone, no
> power, the action is stiff as a board and the tone is so weak, the bass
> easily overwhelms the rest of the scale......I thought Baldwin built great
> pianos..........or used to.
> 
> I have a sneaky feeling that it is not a Baldwin....buy maybe came from
> Korea or somewhere with the Baldwin name...the plate certainly doesn't look
> like a Baldwin...it's horrible
> 
>  I wonder if the old pianos of the 1920's (players & straight pianos)
> arrived in unprepped condition?
> 
>  I was reading an old Beckwith "owners manual" that explained how to uncrate
> your new player piano and use it (ah those were the days!) so I assume that
> the piano was prepped by the factory and ready to use.
> 
> any thoughts?
> Andy
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