Jesse, Now there's some sage advice-Tell the customer that they are essentially child abusers! I too can be frustrated with the instruments some kids are subjected to but I choose to not insult the client. Either I inform them that the piano is not serviceable or get the thing to pitch and the action good enough to support beginning play. "This will be acceptable in the short run"--- followed by advice on the next piano and it's relative cost. Often the client is unaware that a decent piano is available in the $3000.00 range. Tom Driscoll Since 1953 _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of PIANOTECHNICIAN at aol.com Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 6:44 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: ONE OF THOSE DAYS Wayne, from your unfortunate story, I don't know what the bigger P.O.S. is - -the piano or the owner! In cases like this I tell the customer your wasting your child's time with this piano and throwing the piano lesson money out the window - -the child will never develop into a pianist on a piano like this, and any good feeling for music that he/she has will be snuffed out. I use an analogy: I tell them that when the child reaches the age for driving lessons, would you be content if the driving instructor pulled up in an old, beat up Dodge Dart with 4 flat tires, smoke pouring out of the exhaust, and an engine so worn that the car could go only 20 mph? Would you reason that your child is only a beginner driver, and doesn't need a real good car? As a last resort, I tell the customer that cruelty to children is a crime, and that by making him/her play on such a piano, you're guilty of it. Jesse Gitnik NYC Since 1980 _____ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000339> AOL.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070327/767941ba/attachment.html
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