No, it's purely cosmetic, and the people writing the checks seem to really appreciate it. Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: David Ilvedson <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 4:34 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Premium service That's one thing I don't do is clean the strings...mainly because I can't get very little part of the string polished, so what's the use? Do people find a onal difference on a polished string? David Ilvedson, RPT acifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- rom: reggaepass at aol.com o: pianotech at ptg.org eceived: 3/10/2010 1:18:09 PM ubject: Re: [pianotech] Premium service Everyone's talking about something different. When I am asked, "What else does my piano need?", cleaning is usually at the op of the list. (In fact, when they ask how often cleaning should be done, I smile nd say, "At CalArts, when I have enough student assistants, every piano gets cleaned annually, some more than that. But ANY piano should be cleaned at least once n it's lifetime" ) Most cleanings that I do are on pianos from 50 -80 years old, ill involve string cleaning and soundboard washing, and will take me and a helper around wo hours to accomplish. Costs a pretty penny; very noticeable results. Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 1:09 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Premium service David Ilvedson wrote: > Stuff in pianos isn't just dust, so you can quit with the > dust. It is a build up of misc. things that ends up with > a sticking key or whatever which does impact the > performance of that piano. Cleaning every service will > remove the paper clips, etc...no, it won't protect against > the pencil dropped between service. I'm beginning to understand. I wouldn't have ever thought to call clearing out aper clips, pencils, or other such detritus "cleaning". That sort of thing is just veryday survival service stuff, not requiring a vacuum. Everyone's talking about something different. Ron N > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100310/e2baebf4/attachment.htm>
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