how about asking for his criteria, then you offer to find him a suitable piano. should save him a lot of time and end up better all round. you add your margin. you should be aware of good pianos available locally, or through your customer database. On 3 January 2011 14:15, Rob McCall <rob at mccallpiano.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > A while back someone had made a list of criteria for clients to use when > going out and searching for a used piano on their own. I've tried every > search I can think of through the mail list, but I can't seem to find it. > > If someone remembers what's in it or has a copy, could they send it to me > or repost it? > > If not, what criteria would you recommend if you had to make a simple list > for a client to use when going into another's home to look at a used piano? > > My client's intent is to wander around searching for the holy grail of used > pianos and when he finds one that he thinks meets most or all of this > criteria, then he will call me to come and evaluate the piano professionally > (and pay me). > > For example, here's some off the top of my head... > > Try every single note and make sure they all work and have a similar feel > to each other. > Look at the strings, if you can, and see if they are dark or black in color > or show signs of rust? > > I can think of a lot more, but I want a collaborative opinion on what you > would tell a layman to look for, in order to weed out the worst offenders > and come up with a short list of prospects, without dragging his favorite > piano tech around day after day... :-) > > Thank you for your forthcoming insights! :-) > > Regards, > > Rob McCall > > McCall Piano Service, LLC > www.mccallpiano.com > Murrieta, CA > 951-698-1875 > > > > -- Bruce Browning The Piano Tuner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110104/2da2a524/attachment.htm>
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