Cracks in the soundboard of this piano are likely to be its least problem. As far as the buzz goes, they can be challenge to isolate, but often a touch of glue, a screw, a strategically jammed business card, etc. will solve the problem in no time. And if it is miracles the owner expects, then perform them - just let her know they are going to cost her though! Regardless of what she paid for it, if the piano is not worth the input of $$ to get it to the point where it meets her needs, then by all means inform her of that very clearly. I tuned a piano today for a new customer. She is apparently a good intermediate-level classical player. She just bought a good condition 1950 Baldwin spinet for $900. I told her it needed about $1,000 of maintenance-type work (regulation, key bushings, a few other worn items, etc.) to get it to play as well as a well-maintained 50 year old Baldwin spinet can. I also informed her that she can buy an excellent condition Yamaha studio piano that will outperform her spinet by a factor of at least 10 for less than $2,000. Hey, what can I say, the truth sometimes hurts. As far as your husband goes........ well, that's OT.... ;-) Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- Hi all. I'll vent on you because my husband just doesn't "get it". Today was my first experience with telling a customer that her very pretty 100 year old Ludwig upright has major cracks in the soundboard and needs serious help. (It's buzzing in the F4 area). She spent too much money on the piano, can't afford an overhaul, and just stared at me like I'm supposed to perform miracles. Any sympathy or miracle suggestions are welcomed. Michelle Smith Smith Piano Service Bastrop, Texas (512) 466-0238 michelle at cdaustin.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060815/58004025/attachment.html
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