Hurricane Andrew piano?

[jolly roger]

Hi Gina,
              You summed it up well,  I never get excited about doing
business with Hotels and Resturants,  I even keep my prices up because of
the aggravation.   They expect the piano tuned for nothing for ever, and
every Ho Hum, rinky dink piano player has a different idea of what a good
piano sounds and feels like.   Life is too short.
Half the time I tell them go buy a Young Chang,   and I keep my sanity.
It's good for business in the long run, because the owners will never look
after the piano.   No matter what they buy it will sound awful after 12
months.

Roger


At 09:21 AM 9/8/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Phil,
>
>Rant to follow!
>
>The restaurant is NOT a victim. Whoever is responsible for the actual
>purchase is an adult, right? Is in a so-called responsible position, right?
>Well, doesn't it stand to reason it was that person's RESPONSIBILITY to
>check out the purchase BEFORE buying?
>
>I highly suspect that it was just another "deal" whereby the restaurant
>wanted the moon but was willing to pay for a speck of dirt. I highly suspect
>that those who have had to play that piano have complained about it since
>day one! I highly suspect the restaurant is very aware of its condition.
>Their position probably is: They have a beautiful piece of furniture that
>makes a sound....why is the piano player complaining, the customers aren't.
>(This is why I don't tune for restaurants anymore!)
>
>We technicians are NOT responsible for the mistakes of others. We can, and
>should imho, inform the owner(s) - be it restaurant, school, individual,
>whoever - of the current condition of the piano. If the owner wants to seek
>recompense, it is THEIR responsibility, not ours.
>
>Caveat Emptor!
>
>End of rant. Thank you for letting me vent. ;-)
>
>Gina
>
>PS I'm sorry your hands hurt, but why did you continue to play for four
>hours?????
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Bondi" <tito@PhilBondi.com>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 8:17 AM
>Subject: Hurricane Andrew piano?
>