Bug was Electric piano

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

You sure wouldn't have to blow the dust out when you got to the shop. 

Farrell wrote:
> 
> Here, here! My last vehicle before the present: 1963 Beetle Bug. Red. Best
> engineered vehicle on road. Likely good I got rid of it before going into
> piano technology though. I would have had to put a roof rack on top to bring
> a grand action back to me shop! And then you have the rain problem!
> 
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Meyer Carl" <cmpiano@home.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 11:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Electric piano
> 
> > Ed;
> >
> > I'm not sure I agree with your analogy.
> >
> > A piano that sounds and performs well is a delight compared to a PSO.
> It's
> > been said that you get what you pay for.  Not true.  You get what you pay
> > for if you are very lucky.  You can pay a lot for junk if you are not
> lucky
> > or not smart.
> >
> > A Volkswagen will get you where you want to go, get you home again and it
> > won"t tell anybody where you've been.  And it will do it cheaper than most
> > other cars.
> >
> > You are right that Ferrari mechanics make more money because their owners
> > like to brag to their friends how much it costs to fix it every other week
> > whereas the vw owners brag how cheap their cars are to run.
> >
> > The reason to own a piano is very different than the reason to own a car.
> > The primary function of a piano is to produce good music.  The secondary
> > goal should be appearance and snob appeal.  For a car it should be the
> > primary function of transportation.  Secondary should be snob appeal,
> > comfort etc.  Transportation is not the main reason to buy a Ferrari, I
> > suspect.
> >
> > AND!  Ferraris don't care who drives them!
> >
> > I used to  compare a good stereo system and a cheap boom box to a VW and a
> > Cadillac, but I never liked the illustration, because I REALLY have a lot
> of
> > respect
> > for Volkswagens.  At least the old beetles.
> >
> > My rant for the day.
> >
> > Carl Meyer
> > Santa Clara, ca.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <A440A@AOL.COM>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 6:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: Electric piano
> >
> >
> > > Horace writes:
> > > << Or, a
> > > > room full of 50's/60's vintage Wurlitzer and/or Kimball consoles to
> try
> > to
> > > > keep in tune?  I am not sure which is more frustrating....except that,
> > as
> > > > one very well known technician once said:  "Tuning a Kimball is like
> > trying
> > > > to nail Jello to a wall" - so, one starts tuning, and, when the big
> hand
> > > > goes around once, one stops and moves on, without having to worry
> about
> > > >
> > >
> > > And Billbrpt responds:
> > > >>I'm sure there are abundant numbers of
> > > piano technicians out there who have not had the kind of lofty career
> > > described by this man who could figure out how to tune and maintain a
> > group
> > > of Kimball 42" Consoles and have no trouble at all doing so.'
> > > It takes only the most basic set of skills, common sense and common
> > > knowledge.<<
> > >
> > > Greetings,
> > >     It is obvious that a point has been missed.  It takes very little to
> > > "figure out how to tune and maintain a group of Kimball 42" Consoles and
> > have
> > > no trouble at all doing so."  When you get to the level of compromise
> that
> > > these low-end pianos represent, there is little need for high-level
> > skills,
> > > they are the dregs of the market and all that is required to "tune" and
> > > service them" is the most rudimentary skills.  That is why the majority
> of
> > > them are tuned by the cheapest tuners in any given locality. In my
> > > experience, (which was at one time considerable), their owners rarely
> are
> > > willing to pay top dollar for the techs with the most expertise.
> > >     It is a great day in a tech's life when they have generated enough
> > > professional work to say "no more spinets or consoles" and specialize in
> > > grands.   I would encourage all tuners to aspire towards continually
> > working
> > > to improve their skills, both technical and personal, and filling their
> > > clientele with  better and better instruments, leaving the low-end work
> to
> > > the beginners.  It is like comparing Volkswagon mechanics to Ferrari
> > > mechanics,  the latter often begin as the former, but had the chops,
> > > opportunity, and ambition to attract better and better paying work.
> > >    There is a difference between having 25 years experience, and having
> > one
> > > year's experience 25 times.
> > > Regards,
> > > Ed Foote RPT
> > >
> > >
> >