Dealer prep

[Isaac OLEG]

But Clyde it was the free tuning !

Guarantee I've seen ask for a controlled (or acceptable) hygrometry,
regular tuning and servicing, not many pianos are covered then.

Best regards.

Isaac OLEG

> Alan,
>
> Yes, so much for dealer prep, but what about the lack of
> thoroughness by
> technicians who serviced the piano the last sixteen years?
>
> As to guarantees, they vary.  Ten-year seems to be the most
> common.  According
> to the Piano Book, the following is true for some of the
> better-known brands:
>
> Lifetime/12-15 years, Knabe, Mason & Hamlin, Samick, Weber,
> Young Chang
> 25 years, Astin-Weight
> 12 years, Hyundai, Charles Walter
> 10 years, Bluthner, Bosendorfer, Boston, Essex, Estonia,
> Everett, Kawai, Kemble,
> Pearl River, Petrof, Pleyel, Sauter, Schimmel, Seiler, Yamaha
> 5 years, Bechstein, Fazioli, Steinway
>
> Regards, Clyde
>
> Alan Forsyth wrote:
>
> > Hi List,
> > Tuned a Kawai upright today that the owner bought new 16
> years ago. He
> > mentioned that the soft pedal didn't seem to do much. I
> found the original
> > factory packing still in place which locks the half
> blow/hammer rail for
> > transport. So much for dealer prep! I shall phone them on
> Monday and give
> > them a flea in their ears.
> >
> > By the by, years ago when one bought a new piano you were
> given a 20 year
> > guarantee. Nowadays you only get a 5 year guarantee. Even
> Steinway only give
> > 5 years, and I know this because I asked them last year
> when they held an
> > exhibition here. They probably fear the consequences of
> global warming.
>
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