[pianotech] Slow drop fallboard hinge for YC

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

Terry Farrell wrote; 

in a home with small children, I suspect that feature can be the difference between smiling children with virgin fingers and crying children with casts on their hands.

Yes, and how about the technician? I've had my hand bruised by a falling fall board (Oooooh, so that's why they call it a fall board!) while tuning a piano. I also think it's a good feature.

Al - 
High Point, NC
  From: Terry Farrell 
  Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 3:56 PM
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Slow drop fallboard hinge for YC


  I disagree that the slow close fallboard is a meaningless sales feature. Indeed, I'm sure it is often used that way, but in a home with small children, I suspect that feature can be the difference between smiling children with virgin fingers and crying children with casts on their hands.


  As for bracket replacement costs and invoicing, are you not billing the piano owner for whatever Young Chang doesn't reimburse? And for that matter, I've been charging the piano owner for the entire job and giving them the blank reimbursement form. 


  Terry Farrell


  On Apr 30, 2010, at 11:33 AM, Dean May wrote:


    It’s a sales feature primarily. Remember, pianos are sold by salesmen hawking meaningless features (this piano has 4 pedals!) to customers who don’t know anything about pianos.
     
    Speaking of John Chang, on my last bracket replacement I submitted a bill for $350. He called to say the most they will pay is $300. It’s not enough, but better than $200.
     
    Dean

    Dean W May    
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