pianos that arrive unregulated.

[Jon Page]

Sy,
I'm not sure what you said but since I do not tune much
(less than 50 pianos in my tuning base), I can pick the pianos
I wish to tune. I do not like that piercing tone from certain makes.
This does not include recent Yamahas and Kawais.

Uprights in general, for sure; don't take 'em, except for the dozen
in the Cape Cod Conservatory and 1or 2 friends. and that's too many.

Mostly I buy and sell reconditioned or used pianos as well as
restoration for individuals and the CCC. It's all I can do to keep
up with the shop work let alone trying to keep a multitude of
pianos in tune. I refer that to local people who prefer to tune,
they in turn send the repair work my way. It is a good working 
relationship which has developed over the years.

If someone wants a good grand tuned and I can fit it in, I'll do it; 
otherwise I'm like BB when it comes to ET, someone else can do it.

Nothing wrong with spreading the work around.

Jon Page
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At 11:10 PM 9/7/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Jon Page:
>
>You said. "I don't touch CERTAIN ORIGIN piano!! There are plenty
>of other techs willing to beat their brains out".  I can't believe you said
>
>what you said.
> ----------------------------------------------------
>What I would like to say, I will not say, but I still have the urge to
>to say what I would like to say.
>
>On occasion it is best to say tomorrow what you would like to say today. 
>Hopefully tomorrow I will have forgotten to say what I wanted to say today.
>
>If I said what I wanted to say then maybe two of us would have said
>what should not have been said. 
>
>I will say this. Maybe a Steinway snob with this clientele can afford to
>say
>what you said.
>
>I'm still wondering about what you said--and now I'm wondering what 
>I said.
>
>Sy Zabrocki
>----------
>> From: Jon Page <jpage@capecod.net>
>> To: pianotech@ptg.org
>> Subject: Re: pianos that arrive unregulated.
>> Date: Monday, September 07, 1998 2:06 PM
>> 
>> Call me a Steinway snob, I don't touch CERTAIN ORIGIN pianos.
>> There are plenty of other techs willing to beat their brains out.
>> 
>> Jon Page
>> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> At 11:51 AM 9/7/98 EDT, you wrote:
>> >In a message dated 98-09-06 20:52:25 EDT, you write:
>> >
>> ><< Samick????????(@#$@$@$^%^&**&^%%^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>
>> >Andy
>> >
>> >There's been lots of talk about "inappropriate" comments made on this
>web.
>> >Racist remarks and all..
>> >
>> >In my humble opinion, linking a brand name with the above exclamations
>by you
>> >is the grossest form of inappropriate suggestion you can deliver to this
>> >forum.  It is out of place and I'm not so certain it comes from an area
>of
>> >knowledge.  I am not a dealer , but have had some very good experiences
>with
>> >Samick and some other Korean pianos.  These manufacturers are what is
>keeping
>> >you and other technicians working.  In some cases working to correct
>problems
>> >brought about by a public that doesn't want to spend the "big bucks" on
>> >Steinways, Yamahas and or Boesendorfers.  In other cases they are giving
>you
>> >the opportunities to work on tuning and regulation, etc.etc.  Perhaps
>the
>> >church that didn't send you out to appraise their  purchase knew you 
>had
>> >little objectivity concerning the piano they were thinking of purchasing
>and
>> >had little confidence in your "expertise".  I certainly see no
>objectivity in
>> >your comments concerning- in this case- Samick.
>> >
>> >Another thing to think about before spouting off.
>> >
>> >Bob Bergantino
>> >South Euclid, Ohio
>> >
>> >
>
>